asked the Minister for Justice if he will state in respect of each of the years 1951 to 1955, inclusive, and 1956 to date (a) the number of prosecutions for illegal road haulage, and (b) the number of cases investigated in which prosecutions were not made.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Illegal Road Haulage Prosecutions.
The numbers of prosecutions for the offence of illegal road haulage are not readily available as it is the practice, in compiling statistics in relation to offences against the Road Transport Act, 1933, to group this offence with ancillary offences against other sections of the Act. With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, particulars of all such offences in respect of each of the years 1951 to 1955, inclusive, will be circulated with the Official Report. Statistics are not available as to the number of cases investigated by the police and in which prosecutions were not instituted.
Following are the figures mentioned in the preceding paragraphs:—
OFFENCES AGAINST SECTIONS 9, 33, 34, 35 and 36 OF ROAD TRANSPORT ACT, 1933.
|
Year |
Prosecutions |
Convictions |
Dismissed or otherwise disposed of |
Pending |
|
1951 |
871 |
580 |
235 |
56 |
|
1952 |
686 |
502 |
138 |
46 |
|
1953 |
569 |
353 |
189 |
27 |
|
1954 |
544 |
352 |
162 |
30 |
|
1955 |
451 |
315 |
111 |
25 |