Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2004
535 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide the most recent statistics available to him on the numbers of prosecutions taken or sanctions imposed against drivers of off-road dumpers which are found to have a load in excess of the licensed maximum; if he has satisfied himself with the level of enforcement of road traffic legislation in this respect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17841/04]
View answerI have been informed by the Garda authorities that between 1 January 2002 and 10 June 2004, that there were 567 cases where proceedings had commenced against either the owner or drivers of vehicles exceeding the maximum weight applying to such vehicles. It is not possible to indicate the number of proceedings which apply to off-load dumpers as statistics are not compiled in such a way as to distinguish between vehicle types. I am assured by the Garda authorities that, as part of Operation Lifesaver, the Garda continues to target overweight heavy goods vehicles for possible breaches of the law.
