Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent)
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465. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of the regions in Ukraine the 73,000 refugees we have are from, that is, if they are from the areas of conflict or from the western part of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10149/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I can advise the Deputy that Temporary Protection in Ireland applies to the following groups of people who have had to flee Ukraine due to the invasion by Russia:

- Ukrainian nationals who were residing in Ukraine before 24 February 2022;

- Nationals of a third country (other than Ukraine) or a stateless person who would have benefited from international protection (for example: Refugee status) or an equivalent national protection status in Ukraine and were residing there before 24 February 2022;

- Family members of persons covered by a) and b), where their family already existed in Ukraine, prior to 24 February.

Family members include a spouse or partner, unmarried minor children of either of them, and their other close dependent family relatives who have been living with them as part of the family unit before 24 February 2022.

My Department does not hold the information requested by the Deputy in relation to the breakdown of the regions of Ukraine that those arriving to claim Temporary Protection have travelled from.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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466. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of disqualified drivers that failed to surrender their licence in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and were summoned to court for the offence; the number of drivers that were convicted of this offence; the value of the fines imposed by the court. [9465/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the management of the courts, operational matters and logistical functions are the responsibility of the judiciary and Courts Service, which are independent in exercising their functions under the Courts Service Act 1998 and given the separation of powers in the Constitution. The Courts Service has a dedicated email address for the provision of information to members of the Houses of the Oireachtas: oireachtasenquiries@courts.ie. 

To be of assistance I have referred the Deputy's question to the Courts Service for reply.