Penalty Points System Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 October 2017

Tuesday, 10 October 2017

Questions (538)

Noel Grealish

Question:

538. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the speeding offences for which penalty points were issued in the past year, for example, those who were issued points for speeding up to 5 kph above the speed limit, 6 to10 kph above the limit, 11 to15 kph above the limit and 16 kph and over above the speed limit, respectively, by the speed limit in operation in the locations in which the offences occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42568/17]

Written answers

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

The speeding details requested by the Deputy are not provided to my Department by An Garda Siochana. The speeding offences details for penalty points provided to my Department and recorded on the National Vehicle and Driver File, NVDF, are as follows:

Number of Penalty Point Speeding Offences recorded on the NVDF.
Penalty Point Speed Offences	Number of Offences
Exceed 100 km/h limit	21,617
Exceed 120 km/h limit	8,802
Exceed 30 km/h limit	142
Exceed 50 km/h limit	55,246
Exceed 60 km/h limit	28,055
Exceed 80 km/h limit	16,087
Exceed ordinary speed limit (certain vehicles)	54
Exceed ordinary speed limit (class of vehicle)	1,196
Exceed road works speed limit	1
General speed obligation - stop visible distance	15
Speeding Buses no standing passengers	1
Speeding Combination of vehicles	64
Speeding Ordinary Vehicles >3500	3
TOTAL	131,283