Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 February 2006
534 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of speeding fines enforced by the Garda Síochána that have been issued in counties Sligo and Leitrim since the introduction of the change from miles to kilometres in April 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6465/06]
View answerI am informed by the Garda authorities that the change from miles per hour to kilometres per hour took effect on the 20 January, 2005.
I am further informed that statistics are not compiled in such a way as to identify offences committed on a county by county basis. Provisional statistics indicate that there were 971 detections for speeding in the Sligo-Leitrim Garda division in 2005.
I am also informed that by-laws enacted by the local authority in Wicklow are applicable only to the area(s) in county Wicklow to which the particular by-law(s) refer and as such have no relevance for other areas.
