Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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522. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 28 February 2017, the number of vehicles seized to date; the number of those vehicles seized that were scrapped; the number of persons arrested and charged to date; if the report is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35863/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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My Department has, again, requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the statistics relating to Operation Sign Off requested by the Deputy and I will contact the Deputy directly upon receipt of the relevant information.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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523. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 21 March 2017, the number of drivers that paid the fixed charge notice within the time limit; if that report is now available from An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35864/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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My Department has, again, requested the information in relation to Fixed Charge Notices (FCNs) outlined in the Deputy's current question and will provide this information directly to the Deputy once it is to hand.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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524. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 90 of 28 March 2017, the revenue generated each year through the sale of those vehicles; if that report is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35865/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I have been informed by the Garda authorities that to collate the specific information requested by the Deputy on the number of vehicles seized by the Gardaí and disposed of for each year from 2014 to date in 2017, and the amount of money raised each year from the sale of the vehicles would require An Garda Síochána to manually search and review all seizure and disposals held within each Garda Division, which would involve a disproportionate use of Garda time and resources.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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525. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of 9 May 2017, the number of persons who paid a fixed charge notice for driving while holding a mobile phone within the 56-day limit in each of the years 2015 to 2016, and to date in 2017; if that report is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35866/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Garda authorities that Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 2006 creates the offence for a person to drive a mechanically propelled vehicle while holding a mobile phone and persons detected committing offences in contravention of this section are dealt with by way of a Fixed Charge Notice (FCN). I am further advised that the following table details the number of FCNs issued in respect of persons detected for driving while holding a mobile phone; the total number of unpaid FCNs which have been forwarded to the Courts Service for summons; additional FCN statistical breakdowns; for the period 2015, 2016 and to 30 June 2017:

Number of FCNs issued in respect of persons detected for driving while holding a mobile phone*

*Statistics provided are provisional, operational and subject to change and are valid to 30 June 2017.