Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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562. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 713 of 20 June 2017 and 548 of 26 July 2017, if the report is now available; when the Draeger number will be included on the C(T)68 form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47070/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I have again requested a report from An Garda Síochána in relation to this matter and can assure the Deputy that I will be in contact with him directly on receipt of a Garda report.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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563. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 888 of 20 June 2017 and 550 of 26 July 2017, if the report from An Garda Síochána is now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47071/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I have been informed by the Garda authority's that training in respect of the use of oral fluid testing is ongoing and that 1,856 members of An Garda Síochána nationwide have received training. 

I am further informed that the oral fluid test is only one of the options open to members of An Garda Síochána in respect of the detection of drug driving offences. Members of An Garda Síochána may form the opinion that a driver is under the influence of an intoxicant from their observation of the persons driving or the behaviour and appearance of the person when stopped.

In addition, the power to conduct an Impairment Test is provided under section 11, Road Traffic Act, 2010, as amended, which permit members of An Garda Síochána to require a driver to perform a number of tests in order for the member to establish if the driver is committing an offence. These provisions have been further extended by the Road Traffic Act, 2016 which permits members of An Garda Síochána to perform an impairment test following arrest in respect of certain road traffic offences. 2,067 members of An Garda Síochána nationwide have received training in conducting Impairment Testing.

I have requested again a report from An Garda Síochána in relation to "the training for the new MIT tests that has been carried out in each Garda division; if members in all divisions have been so trained to report on the quality measures that will be undertaken to ensure that statistics recorded by An Garda Síochána for MITs will be recorded correctly and accurately from first introduction", and I can assure the Deputy that I will be in contact directly on receipt of a Garda report.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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564. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 794 of 20 June 2017 and 551 of 26 July 2017, if the report is now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47072/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I have been informed by the Garda authorities that training in respect of the use of oral fluid testing is ongoing and that 1,856 members of An Garda Síochána nationwide have received training.

I am further informed that the oral fluid test is only one of the options open to members of An Garda Síochána in respect of the detection of drug driving offences. Members of An Garda Síochána may form the opinion that a driver is under the influence of an intoxicant from their observation of the persons driving or the behaviour and appearance of the person when stopped.

In addition, the power to conduct an Impairment Test is provided under section 11, Road Traffic Act, 2010, as amended, which permit members of An Garda Síochána to require a driver to perform a number of tests in order for the member to establish if the driver is committing an offence. These provisions have been further extended by the Road Traffic Act, 2016 which permits members of An Garda Síochána to perform an impairment test following arrest in respect of certain road traffic offences. 2,067 members of An Garda Síochána nationwide have received training in conducting Impairment Testing.

I have requested again a report from An Garda Síochána in relation to "the number of Gardaí in the Dublin region that have been trained in use of a device (Dräger 5000 for preliminary roadside drug testing) and are currently carrying out such tests", and I can assure the Deputy that I will be in contact directly on receipt of a Garda report.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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565. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 795 of 20 June 2017 and 552 of 26 July 2017, if the report is now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47073/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I have been informed by the Garda authorities that training in respect of the use of oral fluid testing is ongoing and that 1,856 members of An Garda Síochána nationwide have received training. 

I am further informed that the oral fluid test is only one of the options open to members of An Garda Síochána in respect of the detection of drug driving offences. Members of An Garda Síochána may form the opinion that a driver is under the influence of an intoxicant from their observation of the persons driving or the behaviour and appearance of the person when stopped.

In addition, the power to conduct an Impairment Test is provided under section 11, Road Traffic Act, 2010, as amended, which permit members of An Garda Síochána to require a driver to perform a number of tests in order for the member to establish if the driver is committing an offence. These provisions have been further extended by the Road Traffic Act, 2016 which permits members of An Garda Síochána to perform an impairment test following arrest in respect of certain road traffic offences. 2,067 members of An Garda Síochána nationwide have received training in conducting Impairment Testing.

I have requested again a report from An Garda Síochána in relation to "the number of Gardaí in each district that have been trained in use of a device (Dräger 5000 for preliminary roadside drug testing) and are currently carrying out such tests", and I can assure the Deputy that I will be in contact directly on receipt of a Garda report.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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566. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 796 of 20 June 2017 and 553 of 26 July 2017, if the report is now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47074/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I have requested again a report from An Garda Síochána in relation to "the number of roadside drug tests carried out by county, by week to date in 2017; the number of drug tests carried out in Garda stations, by county, by week to date in 2017; the number of positives by county; the number that have progressed to blood test following a positive sample", and I can assure the Deputy that I will be in contact directly on receipt of a Garda report.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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567. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 577 of 26 July 2017, if the report is now available on the number of persons that were charged for copies of Garda abstracts and statements since 1 January 2017; the amount of these charges in view of the fact that the Policing Authority has provided these figures to a road safety group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47075/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and control of An Garda Síochána, including in relation to charges levied in respect of the provision of Garda abstracts and statements. As Minister, I have no function in relation to the matter.

However, I have again requested the Garda Commissioner to provide the information requested and I can assure the Deputy that I will revert to him directly when it is to hand.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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568. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 671 of 11 September 2017, if the report is now to hand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47076/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that they are following up on the information requested by the Deputy and expect to be in a position to respond in the near future. I will forward the information directly to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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570. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 346 to 349, inclusive, of 20 September 2017, if the report is now to hand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47078/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I have requested again a report from An Garda Síochána in relation to the following matters outlined in parliamentary question numbers 346, 347, 348 and 349 of 20 September 2017:

- 346 - "the number of arrests, prosecutions and convictions for careless driving and or anti-social driving by each district in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017";

- 347 - "the number of arrests, prosecutions and convictions for careless driving and or anti-social driving in and around Clonmel, County Tipperary in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017";

- 348 - "the way in which careless driving and or anti-social driving, including boy racer driving behaviour and events, are being policed across the county; his plans to improve policing of same";

- 349 - "the way in which careless driving and or anti-social driving, including boy racer driving behaviour and events, are being monitored and halted across the country; his plans to improve this area of road safety".

I can assure the Deputy that I will be in contact directly on receipt of a Garda report.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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571. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 246 of 12 July 2017 and 113 to 116, inclusive, of 28 September 2017, if the report is now to hand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47080/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I have requested a report from An Garda Síochána in this matter and I can assure the Deputy that I will contact him directly when the report is to hand.