Written answers
Tuesday, 11 June 2019
Department of Justice and Equality
Crime Data
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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316. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons convicted and arrested for drink driving by age, gender, county and Garda district in each of the previous three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23310/19]
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions, and this includes the provision of information on the courts system.
I have requested information from the Courts Service and it advises that it cannot give statistics by gender, age or Garda District. It can only provide the figures for convictions by District Court Area and these are set out in the following table.
Report by Court Area on the number of persons convicted of Drink Driving.
Note: If a person was convicted in more than one court year in the same year, they will appear twice on the report
| Court Area | No of Defendants ConvictedJan - Dec 2016 | No of Defendants ConvictedJan – Dec 2017 | No of Defendants ConvictedJan – Dec 2018 | No of Defendants ConvictedJan – Jul 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACAILL | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| AN CLOCHAN LIATH | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| AN DAINGEAN | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| AN FAL CARRACH | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1 |
| ARDEE | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| ARKLOW | 9 | 35 | 29 | 2 |
| ATHLONE | 25 | 50 | 39 | 19 |
| ATHY | 5 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
| BALLAGHADERREEN | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| BALLINA | 30 | 36 | 20 | 16 |
| BALLINASLOE | 11 | 18 | 13 | 18 |
| BALLYSHANNON | 9 | 17 | 16 | 6 |
| BANDON | 32 | 41 | 48 | 19 |
| BANTRY | 19 | 16 | 25 | 5 |
| BEAL AN MHUIRTHEAD | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| BRAY | 26 | 40 | 51 | 20 |
| BUNCRANA | 7 | 8 | 32 | 17 |
| CAHIRCIVEEN | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1 |
| CARLOW | 41 | 43 | 63 | 27 |
| CARNDONAGH | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
| CARRICK ON SHANNON | 12 | 20 | 27 | 11 |
| CARRICK ON SUIR | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| CARRICKMACROSS | 35 | 46 | 42 | 26 |
| CASHEL | 27 | 41 | 38 | 21 |
| CASTLEBAR | 34 | 38 | 36 | 14 |
| CASTLEREA | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| CAVAN | 45 | 89 | 59 | 37 |
| CILL RONAIN | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| CLIFDEN | 10 | 26 | 9 | 2 |
| CLONAKILTY | 26 | 22 | 7 | |
| CLONMEL | 32 | 30 | 34 | 13 |
| CORK CITY | 202 | 239 | 235 | 97 |
| DOIRE AN FHEICH | 7 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
| DONEGAL | 12 | 21 | 22 | 5 |
| DROGHEDA | 28 | 32 | 33 | 17 |
| DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT | 542 | 552 | 647 | 295 |
| DUNDALK | 54 | 67 | 51 | 24 |
| DUNGARVAN | 13 | 20 | 22 | 9 |
| ENNIS | 66 | 68 | 80 | 37 |
| FERMOY | 32 | 38 | 48 | 17 |
| GALWAY | 103 | 116 | 137 | 56 |
| GOREY | 38 | 46 | 41 | 46 |
| GORT | 11 | 27 | 18 | 3 |
| KENMARE | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| KILCOCK | 19 | 19 | 44 | 13 |
| KILKENNY | 35 | 47 | 51 | 34 |
| KILLALOE | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| KILLARNEY | 39 | 29 | 33 | 11 |
| KILLORGLIN | 3 | 1 | ||
| KILRUSH | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| LETTERKENNY | 71 | 86 | 107 | 48 |
| LIMERICK | 116 | 164 | 144 | 65 |
| LISMORE | 4 | 10 | 4 | |
| LISTOWEL | 19 | 13 | 22 | 13 |
| LONGFORD | 44 | 69 | 58 | 32 |
| LOUGHREA | 15 | 20 | 34 | 23 |
| MACROOM | 25 | 15 | 30 | 15 |
| MALLOW | 39 | 65 | 73 | 50 |
| MANORHAMILTON | 3 | 2 | ||
| MEATH | 92 | 133 | 126 | 67 |
| MIDLETON | 52 | 53 | 58 | 28 |
| MONAGHAN | 31 | 57 | 60 | 19 |
| MULLINGAR | 77 | 93 | 74 | 46 |
| NA GLEANNTA | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| NAAS | 64 | 78 | 151 | 58 |
| NAVAN | 21 | 1 | 1 | |
| NENAGH | 34 | 46 | 60 | 26 |
| NEWCASTLE WEST | 28 | 41 | 43 | 12 |
| PORTLAOISE | 59 | 70 | 89 | 41 |
| ROSCOMMON | 19 | 10 | 13 | 11 |
| SKIBBEREEN | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| SLIGO | 33 | 39 | 58 | 17 |
| STROKESTOWN | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| THURLES | 30 | 35 | 52 | 26 |
| TIPPERARY | 14 | 15 | 19 | 11 |
| TRALEE | 57 | 49 | 85 | 35 |
| TRIM | 4 | |||
| TUAM | 13 | 31 | 26 | 9 |
| TUBBERCURRY | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| TULLAMORE | 57 | 61 | 69 | 29 |
| VIRGINIA | 25 | 41 | 35 | 7 |
| WATERFORD CITY | 43 | 60 | 87 | 28 |
| WESTPORT | 15 | 11 | 12 | 6 |
| WEXFORD | 70 | 72 | 67 | 47 |
| WICKLOW | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
| YOUGHAL | 14 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| Total | 2,920 | 3,488 | 3,911 | 1,808 |
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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317. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons convicted and arrested for speeding by age, gender, county and Garda district in each of the previous three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23311/19]
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions, and this includes the provision of information on the courts system.
I have requested information from the Courts Service and it advises that it cannot give statistics by gender or age and the number arrested is entirely a matter for An Garda Síochána as not all arrests lead to prosecutions. It can only provide the figures for convictions by District Court Area and these are set out in the following table.
Report by Court Area on the number of persons convicted of Speeding
Note: If a person was convicted in more than one court year in the same year, they will appear twice on the report
| Court Area | No of Defendants convicted Jan - Dec 2016 | No of Defendants convicted Jan - Dec 2017 | No of Defendants convicted Jan - Dec 2018 | No of Defendants convicted Jan - Jul 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN CLOCHAN LIATH | 6 | 4 | ||
| AN FAL CARRACH | 1 | |||
| ARDEE | 77 | 51 | 20 | 13 |
| ARKLOW | 13 | 14 | 31 | 9 |
| ATHLONE | 92 | 36 | 27 | 19 |
| ATHY | 26 | 44 | 20 | 13 |
| BALLAGHADERREEN | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| BALLINA | 12 | 11 | 47 | 6 |
| BALLINASLOE | 42 | 60 | 25 | |
| BALLYSHANNON | 20 | 34 | 9 | 6 |
| BANDON | 31 | 37 | 8 | 13 |
| BANTRY | 3 | 10 | 4 | |
| BRAY | 120 | 82 | 50 | 19 |
| BUNCRANA | 3 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
| CARLOW | 41 | 53 | 35 | 24 |
| CARNDONAGH | 17 | 16 | 2 | 3 |
| CARRICK ON SHANNON | 26 | 20 | 9 | 7 |
| CARRICK ON SUIR | 7 | 15 | 6 | 5 |
| CARRICKMACROSS | 39 | 71 | 47 | 19 |
| CASHEL | 43 | 45 | 34 | 21 |
| CASTLEBAR | 29 | 38 | 16 | 6 |
| CASTLEREA | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| CAVAN | 133 | 65 | 27 | 15 |
| CLIFDEN | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| CLONAKILTY | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| CLONMEL | 31 | 23 | 7 | 6 |
| CORK CITY | 292 | 352 | 153 | 78 |
| DOIRE AN FHEICH | 35 | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| DONEGAL | 12 | 35 | 9 | 3 |
| DROGHEDA | 66 | 110 | 46 | 15 |
| DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT | 1,890 | 2,193 | 1,282 | 281 |
| DUNDALK | 109 | 58 | 28 | 27 |
| DUNGARVAN | 63 | 42 | 48 | 25 |
| ENNIS | 139 | 166 | 118 | 35 |
| FERMOY | 87 | 74 | 50 | 19 |
| GALWAY | 266 | 151 | 74 | 28 |
| GOREY | 145 | 150 | 70 | 40 |
| GORT | 14 | 7 | 2 | |
| KILCOCK | 78 | 91 | 62 | 39 |
| KILKENNY | 244 | 154 | 73 | 53 |
| KILLALOE | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| KILLARNEY | 56 | 51 | 18 | 19 |
| KILRUSH | 10 | 12 | 2 | |
| LETTERKENNY | 70 | 73 | 73 | 26 |
| LIMERICK | 303 | 259 | 241 | 119 |
| LISMORE | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| LISTOWEL | 25 | 27 | 17 | 4 |
| LONGFORD | 54 | 48 | 51 | 25 |
| LOUGHREA | 58 | 62 | 28 | 12 |
| MACROOM | 40 | 41 | 38 | 11 |
| MALLOW | 92 | 75 | 26 | 13 |
| MANORHAMILTON | 1 | |||
| MEATH | 114 | 79 | 48 | 22 |
| MIDLETON | 77 | 47 | 14 | 21 |
| MONAGHAN | 43 | 45 | 26 | 20 |
| MULLINGAR | 114 | 63 | 67 | 17 |
| NAAS | 489 | 466 | 336 | 89 |
| NAVAN | 40 | |||
| NENAGH | 94 | 62 | 48 | 14 |
| NEWCASTLE WEST | 209 | 119 | 109 | 67 |
| PORTLAOISE | 89 | 106 | 148 | 39 |
| ROSCOMMON | 20 | 37 | 9 | 6 |
| SKIBBEREEN | 3 | |||
| SLIGO | 79 | 79 | 47 | 19 |
| STROKESTOWN | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| THURLES | 62 | 40 | 16 | 5 |
| TIPPERARY | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| TRALEE | 15 | 28 | 22 | 22 |
| TRIM | 4 | |||
| TUAM | 35 | 50 | 30 | 8 |
| TUBBERCURRY | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| TULLAMORE | 57 | 37 | 40 | 7 |
| VIRGINIA | 36 | 38 | 32 | 5 |
| WATERFORD CITY | 99 | 63 | 66 | 49 |
| WEXFORD | 120 | 155 | 131 | 55 |
| WICKLOW | 82 | 48 | 68 | 40 |
| YOUGHAL | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| Total | 6,911 | 6,631 | 4,237 | 1,632 |
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