asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions in the years ending 31 December 1976 and 1977 brought against persons with provisional licences for not being accompained by qualified drivers.
Written Answers . - Provisional Driving Licence Prosecutions .
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: Figures relating to the offence mentioned in the question are not shown separately in Garda statistics. The information sought would have to be specially compiled from a large number of records at local level and I do not consider that I would be justified in asking the gardaí to undertake the task, which in present circumstances could be carried out only at the expense of other work.