I can assure the Deputy that An Garda Síochána is committed to working closely with all road safety agencies to focus on high risk behaviour, including speeding, with the key objective of reducing the number of serious injury collisions and fatalities on our roads. Levels of enforcement are high and involve targeted policing and awareness raising measures, including the deployment of safety cameras throughout the country.
In so far as detections are concerned, I am informed by the Garda authorities that fixed charge notices are issued for relevant speeding offences. Such notices are classified into 'intercept' and 'non-intercept' detections. 'Non-intercept' offences are recorded by fixed and mobile speed cameras, which include speed cameras operated by Go Safe as well as Garda mobile speed detection 'Robot' vehicles. These are distinct from 'intercept' speeding offences which are detected by members of An Garda Síochána in person.
I am advised that the following tables set out the number of intercept and non-intercept incidents of speeding recorded in each of the Garda Divisions in 2012 and to end of August, 2013. It should be noted that the figures are provisional, operational and liable to change.
Table 1: The number of speeding incidents recorded by Garda Division to 31 August, 2013
Garda Division
|
Intercept
|
Non-intercept
|
Total
|
Cavan/Monaghan
|
642
|
2398
|
3040
|
Clare
|
1255
|
2950
|
4205
|
Cork City
|
1071
|
1776
|
2847
|
Cork North
|
1096
|
8947
|
10043
|
Cork West
|
679
|
2075
|
2754
|
D.M.R. Eastern
|
2373
|
564
|
2937
|
D.M.R. North Central
|
818
|
1681
|
2499
|
D.M.R. Northern
|
1850
|
6774
|
8624
|
D.M.R. South Central
|
1120
|
4649
|
5769
|
D.M.R. Southern
|
936
|
2176
|
3112
|
D.M.R. Western
|
3533
|
12031
|
15564
|
Donegal
|
225
|
1617
|
1842
|
Galway Div
|
1289
|
4492
|
5781
|
Kerry
|
135
|
2402
|
2537
|
Kildare Div
|
1203
|
6126
|
7329
|
Kilkenny/Carlow
|
1000
|
3911
|
4911
|
Laois/Offaly
|
1067
|
3271
|
4338
|
Limerick
|
1536
|
8883
|
10419
|
Louth Div
|
334
|
1962
|
2296
|
Mayo
|
329
|
1717
|
2046
|
Meath Div
|
1120
|
2409
|
3529
|
Roscommon/Longford Div
|
642
|
3456
|
4098
|
Sligo/Leitrim
|
400
|
4692
|
5092
|
Tipperary
|
944
|
3121
|
4065
|
Waterford Div
|
960
|
2744
|
3704
|
Westmeath Div
|
980
|
2246
|
3226
|
Wexford Div
|
697
|
2663
|
3360
|
Wicklow Div
|
738
|
4250
|
4988
|
Total
|
28,972
|
105,983
|
134,955
|
Table 2: The number of speeding incidents recorded by Garda Division in 2012
Garda Division
|
Intercept
|
Non-intercept
|
Total
|
Cavan/Monaghan
|
400
|
4167
|
4567
|
Clare
|
1738
|
5750
|
7488
|
Cork City
|
2704
|
6224
|
8928
|
Cork North
|
2291
|
11905
|
14196
|
Cork West
|
1442
|
2738
|
4180
|
D.M.R. Eastern
|
4014
|
931
|
4945
|
D.M.R. North Central
|
1170
|
6559
|
7729
|
D.M.R. Northern
|
2862
|
14902
|
17764
|
D.M.R. South Central
|
1484
|
7266
|
8750
|
D.M.R. Southern
|
1546
|
4506
|
6052
|
D.M.R. Western
|
5343
|
15600
|
20943
|
Donegal
|
332
|
5249
|
5581
|
Galway Div
|
2414
|
7275
|
9689
|
Kerry
|
474
|
4784
|
5258
|
Kildare Div
|
1721
|
10518
|
12239
|
Kilkenny/Carlow
|
1582
|
6586
|
8168
|
Laois/Offaly
|
1570
|
3590
|
5160
|
Limerick
|
2319
|
10330
|
12649
|
Louth Div
|
792
|
4790
|
5582
|
Mayo
|
629
|
1751
|
2380
|
Meath Div
|
422
|
6623
|
7045
|
Roscommon/Longford Div
|
1235
|
7809
|
9044
|
Sligo/Leitrim
|
773
|
8674
|
9447
|
Tipperary
|
1512
|
3146
|
4658
|
Waterford Div
|
1771
|
2994
|
4765
|
Westmeath Div
|
1430
|
2225
|
3655
|
Wexford Div
|
978
|
2347
|
3325
|
Wicklow Div
|
690
|
10164
|
10854
|
Total
|
45,638
|
179,403
|
225,041
|