(Cavan) asked the Minister for Justice the number of cases in which persons have been indicted under section 53, subsection 2 (a) of the Road Traffic Act, 1961; the number of cases in which a direction has been given; the number of cases in which a jury has acquitted the accused; and the number of cases in which the accused has been convicted.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Traffic Act Indictments.
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The available statistics for each of the five years ended 30th September, 1966, are given in the Annual Crime Reports of the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána, of which there are copies in the Library.
In the year ended 30th September, 1967, 106 persons were indicted. Of these, 76 were acquitted and 20 were convicted. A nolle prosequi was entered in seven cases, and three cases were adjourned sine die or otherwise disposed of.