Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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661. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vehicles seized by gardaí for having no insurance in each Garda division, in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [25367/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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Road traffic legislation is enforced as part of the day-to-day duties of members of An Garda Síochána, as well as through a programme of high-visibility road safety and enforcement operations carried out in partnership with other state agencies, in order to make our roads safer for all.

The development and implementation of road traffic legislation and policy, including the Government's Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030, and the promotion and advancement of road safety, falls within the remit of the Minister for Transport. An Garda Síochána plays a vital role in enforcing road traffic law and in making our roads safer for all road users, including vulnerable road users.

Since May 2024, frontline Gardaí working nationwide can now check a vehicle insurance status while on the roadside by checking its registration on the Garda Mobility App. This new system to support An Garda Síochána was co-ordinated through much collaboration between the Department of Transport, the Department of Justice, An Garda Síochána, Insurance Ireland and the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland (MIBI).

I am informed by the Garda authorities that 18,834 vehicles were seized by Garda authorities for having no insurance in 2024 and 4,758 in Q1 2025.

Figures are based on incidents occurring from 1 January 2024 to 31 March 2025, inclusive. All information contained in this report is based upon operational data from the Pulse system as was available on 14 May 2025 and is liable to change.

Vehicles seized or detained relate to those detained under section 41 of the Road Traffic Act.

The requested information is set out in this table: