Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 May 2017
96. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 4 April 2017, the number of those fines imposed that specifically relate to smuggling or selling illicit cigarettes, fuel and alcohol; the number of attachment orders imposed; the number of persons sent to prison for non-payment; and the number of those fines paid. [23490/17]
View answerI have requested reports from the Courts Service in relation to the matters referred to in the Deputy's question and I will contact the Deputy directly as soon as all of the relevant information is to hand.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 96 for answer on Wednesday 17 May 2017 in which you requested the number of court fines imposed from 2011 to 2016 that specifically relate to smuggling or selling illicit cigarettes, fuel and alcohol, the number of attachment orders imposed, the number of persons sent to prison for non-payment and the number of those fines paid.
As you will recall the information could not be obtained in the time available and I undertook to contact you as soon as it came to hand. The Courts Service has now provided the figures set out in the following tables. It advises that no attachment orders have been imposed in default of payment of a fine.
I hope that this information is of assistance.
|
Tobacco related offences |
No. of Fines Imposed |
No. of Fines Paid |
|
Jan - Dec 2011 |
35 |
25 |
|
Jan - Dec 2012 |
43 |
29 |
|
Jan - Dec 2013 |
30 |
15 |
|
Jan - Dec 2014 |
40 |
20 |
|
Jan - Dec 2015 |
64 |
29 |
|
Jan - Dec 2016 |
67 |
29 |
|
Oil related offences |
No. of Fines Imposed |
No. of Fines Paid |
|
Jan - Dec 2011 |
132 |
67 |
|
Jan - Dec 2012 |
155 |
63 |
|
Jan - Dec 2013 |
157 |
70 |
|
Jan - Dec 2014 |
171 |
72 |
|
Jan - Dec 2015 |
184 |
48 |
|
Jan - Dec 2016 |
114 |
19 |
|
Alcohol related offences |
No. of Fines Imposed |
No. of Fines Paid |
|
Jan - Dec 2011 |
85 |
65 |
|
Jan - Dec 2012 |
150 |
121 |
|
Jan - Dec 2013 |
108 |
85 |
|
Jan - Dec 2014 |
71 |
53 |
|
Jan - Dec 2015 |
79 |
69 |
|
Jan - Dec 2016 |
67 |
33 |
The Courts Service has asked me to state that the data supplied is to address the specific query and is valid for that purpose only and may represent an incomplete data set if employed for any other purpose.
The Irish Prison Service has supplied the following figures for the number of persons sent to prison for the non-payment of a fine
|
Year |
Tobacco related offences |
Oil related offences |
Alcohol related offences |
|
2011 |
8 |
27 |
0 |
|
2012 |
12 |
38 |
3 |
|
2013 |
9 |
42 |
4 |
|
2014 |
12 |
44 |
7 |
|
2015 |
15 |
74 |
5 |
|
2016 |
14 |
72 |
1 |
