Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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383. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of penalty points issued in each county in respect of each offence in the past year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53560/19]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The following table provides the details on the number of penalty points issued in respect of those licence-holders resident in each county in respect of each offence in the past year (1st January 2019 to 30th November 2019).

Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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384. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the speeding offences for which penalty points were issued in the past year by different speed limits (details supplied) including the speed limit in operation in the locations in which the offences occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53561/19]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The speeding location and the vehicle speed detected, requested by the Deputy, are not provided to my Department by An Garda Síochána.The current legislation does not distinguish between the degree to which offenders are in excess of the legal limit and therefore it is not relevant to the issue of penalty points.  That is why I am proposing to bring in a fairer, more proportionate system which will distinguish between those who may be only slightly in excess of the relevant speed limit and those who are driving well in excess of the maximum legal limit applying.  I thank the Deputy for helping to highlight why this reforming legislation is necessary and desirable and I look forward to his support for it.

The speeding offence details for the penalty points provided to my Department; and recorded on the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF), are as follows: