Paul Kehoe
Question:194 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of phone calls made to traffic watch in the past year; and the number of these calls which resulted in a prosecution. [12304/04]
View answerWednesday, 28 April 2004
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The traffic watch scheme was launched nationwide on 19 February 2004 and since that date a total of 841 calls have been received. The cases where callers have indicated that they were prepared to give evidence in court are still under investigation.
Prior to the launch of the scheme nationwide, a pilot scheme was operated in the south eastern region since November 2001. During the operation of the pilot scheme, 3,800 calls were received from the public as a result of which more than 1,000 drivers were formally cautioned. There were also 30 prosecutions in the courts as a result of calls to the pilot scheme.