Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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721. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a full response to Parliamentary Questions Nos 51, 52, 53 and 56 of 13 April 2017 will issue. [26802/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I refer to Parliamentary Question (PQ) No's 51, 52, 53 and 56 of 13 April 2017. As you will recall, the information requested could not be obtained in the time available and an undertaking was made to contact you again when it was to hand. A response has been received from An Garda Síochána and for clarity each PQ has been detailed along with the answer.

PQ No. 51 of 13 April 2017in which you asked the number of drivers under Section 29 of the Road Traffic Act 2010 who were not eligible for a specific notice (details supplied).

Details Supplied:For motorists who were not eligible for a fixed penalty notice because they would have a received a similar notice within the previous three years for the years 2012 – 2017 under the following:- 1. Motorists that were apprehended for having more than 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood but less than 80mg and were not eligible for a fixed penalty notice because they would have a received a similar notice within the previous three years for the years 2012 – 2017; 2. Motorists who were apprehended for having more than 107 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of urine but not exceeding 135 milligrammes of alcohol per 100ml; 3. Motorists who were apprehended for having 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath but no exceeding 44 micrograms.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the specific information requested by you in PQ No. 51 of 13 April 2017 is not readily available. The relevant data is not recorded in such a manner as to allow the specific information requested to be extrapolated without the necessity for a manual trawl through each individual incident recorded which would require a disproportionate use of Garda resources.

However, to be of assistance, the Garda authorities have provided the information in Table 1.a and Table 1.b in Appendix 1 which details the total number of Fixed Charge Notices (FCNs) issued to motorists (classified under the Act as 'Specified' and 'Non-Specified') for the offence of driving under the influence (of an intoxicant) and the current statusof those FCNs each year including 2017, valid to 6 June 2017.

PQ No. 52 of 13 April 2017in which you asked the number of fines or fixed penalty notices that were issued to motorists , in tabular form (details supplied).'

Details Supplied:Motorists who were apprehended for having 35 Microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath but not exceeding 44 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath for the years 2012 to 2017 to date.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the table at Appendix 2 details the number of allFCNs issued to motorists who were detained for the offence of 'driving under the influence' (of an intoxicant) and who provided a breath sample the result of which indicated a presence of alcohol between 36 microgrammes - 44 microgrammes per 100mls of breath, for the period 2012 - 2017, valid to 6 June 2017.

PQ No. 53 of 13 April 2017in which you asked the number of fines or fixed penalty notices that were issued to motorists , in tabular form (details supplied).'

Details Supplied:Motorists who were apprehended for having more [than] 107 milligrams of alcohol per 100 ml of urine but not exceeding 135 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of urine for the years 2012 -2017 to date under Section 29 of the Road Traffic Act 2010.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the table at Appendix 3 details the number of allFCNs issued to motorists who were detained for the offence of 'driving under the influence' (of an intoxicant) and who provided a urine sample the result of which indicated a presence of alcohol between 108mgs - 135mgs per 100mls of urine, for the period 2012 - 2017, valid to 6 June 2017.

PQ No. 56 of 13 April 2017in which you asked the number of fines or fixed penalty notices (details supplied) that were issued to motorists , in tabular form.

Details Supplied:Motorists who were apprehended for having more than 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood but less than 80mg for the years 2012 – 2017 to date under Section 29 of The Road Traffic Act 2010

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the table at Appendix 4 details the number of allFCNs issued to motorists who were detained for the offence of 'driving under the influence' (of an intoxicant) and who provided a blood sample, the result of which indicated a presence of alcohol between 51mgs - 80mgs per 100ml of blood for the period 2012 -2017, valid to 6 June 2017.

An Garda Síochána have also provided the table at Appendix 5, which details the corresponding intoxicant level for each sample type for each classification of motorists (classified under the Act as 'Specified' and 'Non-Specified') for the offence of driving under the influence (of an intoxicant).

All figures provided are provisional, operational and liable to change and valid to 6 June 2017.

APPENDIX 1

TABLE 1.a

The total numberof Fixed Charge Notices (FCNs) issued to motorists (classified under the Act as 'Specified' and 'Non-Specified') for the offence of driving under the influence (of an intoxicant) for each year including 2017, valid to 6 June 2017*.

TABLE 1.b

The current statusof those Fixed Charge Notices (FCNs) detailed in Table 1.a for each year including 2017, valid to 6 June 2017*.

APPENDIX 2

The number of allFixed Charge Notices (FCNs) issued to motorists who were detained for the offence of 'driving under the influence' (of an intoxicant) and who provided a breath samplethe result of which indicated a presence of alcohol between 36 microgrammes - 44 microgrammes per 100mls of breath, for the period 2012 - 2017*.

APPENDIX 3

The number of allFixed Charge Notices (FCNS) issued to motorists who were detained for the offence of 'driving under the influence' (of an intoxicant) and who provided a urine samplethe result of which indicated a presence of alcohol between 108mgs - 135mgs per 100mls of urine, for the period 2012 - 2017*.

APPENDIX 4

The number of allFixed Charge Notices (FCNs) issued to motorists who were detained for the offence of 'driving under the influence' (of an intoxicant) and who provided a blood sample, the result of which indicated a presence of alcohol between 51mgs - 80mgs per 100ml of blood for the period 2012 - 2017*.

APPENDIX 5

Corresponding intoxicant level for each sample type for each classification of motorists (classified under the Act as 'Specified' and 'Non-Specified') for the offence of driving under the influence (of an intoxicant).