Written answers
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Penalty Points System
James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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366. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will identify the offences in which penalty points were issued for the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19911/22]
Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The table below contains the details on the number of offences where penatly points were issued in 2021 (January to December).
| PENALTY POINT OFFENCE DESCRIPTION | Total Number of Penalty Point Offences issued in 2021 |
|---|---|
| Speeding | 161,299 |
| Driving a vehicle while holding a mobile phone | 22,152 |
| Driving without reasonable consideration | 4,809 |
| Learner driver unaccompanied by a qualified driver | 4,047 |
| Fail to obey traffic lights | 3,586 |
| Use vehicle without NCT certificate | 3,519 |
| No insurance - (user) | 3,311 |
| Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. M1 Vehicle | 2,054 |
| Non-Display of L Plate (Learner Driver) | 1,716 |
| Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N1 Vehicle | 939 |
| Cross continuous white line/broken white line | 884 |
| Fail to comply with prohibitory traffic signs | 729 |
| Dangerous Driving Reduced to Careless Driving | 659 |
| Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N3 Vehicle | 639 |
| Non-Display of N plate (Novice driver) | 585 |
| Careless Driving contrary to section 52(1) | 578 |
| Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N2 Vehicle | 485 |
| Driver Fail Restrain Child O/3 in Child Restraint | 453 |
| Offence relating to Overtaking | 446 |
| Driver Fail ensure Passenger U/17 wear Safety Belt | 431 |
| Entry to hatched marked area | 289 |
| Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Right front wheel | 260 |
| Driver Fail Restrain Child U/3 in Child Restraint | 259 |
| Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Left front wheel | 216 |
| Fail to stop before stop sign/stop line | 205 |
| Tyre with Depth Less than 1.6 mm - User | 198 |
| Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Left rear wheel | 166 |
| Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Right rear wheel | 159 |
| Breach of duties on occurrence of an accident | 148 |
| Tyre with Ply/Cord Exposed - User | 142 |
| Non-Display of yellow 'L' tabard on motorcycle | 111 |
| Fail to yield right of way | 97 |
| Driving along/across median strip | 78 |
| Fail to comply with traffic lane markings | 78 |
| Fail to stop for Garda | 78 |
| Crossing 'No Entry' sign | 64 |
| Fail to comply with No Entry traffic sign | 62 |
| Fail to comply with mandatory traffic signs | 52 |
| Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. M2 Vehicle | 45 |
| Reduced to Driving without reasonable consideration | 44 |
| Parking a vehicle in a dangerous position | 39 |
| Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. M3 Vehicle | 35 |
| Fail to drive on the left hand side | 35 |
| Fail to yield right of way at sign/line | 32 |
| U-Turn on dual carriageway/central reserve/traffic island | 28 |
| Modified/altered vehicle that plate is inaccurate | 22 |
| Driver Exceeding Design Gross Vehicle Weight | 21 |
| Driving on/across footway | 19 |
| Driver Exceeding Maximum Weight | 18 |
| Driving dangerously defective vehicle | 18 |
| Drive on hardshoulder/non carriageway - motorway | 16 |
| Tyre with Lump/Bulge/Tear/Partial Failure - User | 15 |
| Overtake - Inconvenience/Endanger Cyclist | 14 |
| Unsuitable Tyre - User | 14 |
| Breach of motorway outside lane driving rule | 12 |
| Overtake - Inconvenience /Endanger Other Than Cyclist | 12 |
| Contravention of rules for use of mini roundabouts | 9 |
| Driver (Owner) Exceeding Maximum Load | 9 |
| Using vehicle without authorisation plate passenger | 9 |
| Fail to obey rules at railway level crossing | 8 |
| Tyre with Cut - User | 8 |
| General speed obligation - stop visible distance | 7 |
| Motorcycle Tyre with Depth Less than 1mm - User | 7 |
| Drive against flow of traffic on motorway | 6 |
| Fail to turn left onto a roundabout | 6 |
| No cert of road worthiness user | 5 |
| Using vehicle without authorisation plate goods vehicle/trailer | 5 |
| Contravention of requirements at junctions | 4 |
| Contravention of requirements for reversing | 4 |
| Driving on/across cycle track | 4 |
| Fail to act in accordance with Garda signal | 4 |
| Fail to comply with Keep to Right/Left signs | 4 |
| Driving past a red light.Contrary to sec 35(5)RTA 1994 | 3 |
| Overtake Attempt - Inconvenience/Endanger Cyclist | 3 |
| Proceeding beyond max design gross vehicle weight sign | 3 |
| Driver (Owner) Exceeding Maximum Weight | 2 |
| Fail to stop for school warden sign | 2 |
| Proceeding beyond max vehicle axle loading weight sign | 2 |
| Proceeding beyond maximum vehicle width sign vehicle and trailer | 2 |
| Speed limit device not in use | 2 |
| Striking bridge with vehicle | 2 |
| Unsuitable Tyre due to degree of inflation - User | 2 |
| Driver Owner Exceeding Design Gross Vehicle Weight | 1 |
| Driver Owner Transmits greater Load than Max Load Permitted | 1 |
| Exceed Road Works Speed Limit (30 Kmh/Road) | 1 |
| Fail to Deactivate Airbag Child Restraint in use | 1 |
| Modified plated vehicle with inaccurate inscription | 1 |
| No speed limitation device fitted (driver/usr) | 1 |
| Non-Display of yellow 'N' tabard on motorcycle | 1 |
| TOTAL | 216,551 |
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