Niamh Smyth
Question:
246. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drink driving, driving with a mobile phone and speeding detections made by gardaí nationally by area, county and month in counties Cavan, Meath and Monaghan to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53588/18]
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I have requested a report from An Garda Síochána in relation to the various statistics sought by the Deputy, and I will provide this information directly to the Deputy on receipt of said report.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A
I refer to Parliamentary Question 246 of 19 December 2018, in which the Deputy asked the number of drink driving, driving with a mobile phone and speeding detections made by gardaí nationally by area, county and month in counties Cavan, Meath and Monaghan to date in 2018.
As the Deputy will recall, a report on this matter was requested from An Garda Síochána. The following table, compiled by An Garda Síochána, indicates the number of fixed charge penalty notices issued for speeding, using a mobile phone while driving, drink driving and incidents of driving while intoxicated. The data is broken down by Garda Division and is correct as at 18 December 2018. Please note these figures are provisional, operational and subject to change.
Type
|
Division
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Total
|
Speeding fixed charge notices issued
|
Cavan/Monaghan
|
122
|
154
|
188
|
238
|
418
|
362
|
378
|
371
|
540
|
534
|
3,305
|
Meath
|
243
|
278
|
323
|
457
|
611
|
618
|
623
|
664
|
432
|
591
|
4,840
|
|
All Divisions
|
8,235
|
7,948
|
8,429
|
11,439
|
12,985
|
11,934
|
12,366
|
12,719
|
12,103
|
13,124
|
111,282
|
|
Mobile phone fixed charge notices issued
|
Cavan/Monaghan
|
76
|
68
|
82
|
100
|
92
|
121
|
83
|
85
|
122
|
142
|
971
|
Meath
|
50
|
38
|
12
|
22
|
104
|
57
|
76
|
42
|
99
|
61
|
561
|
|
All Divisions
|
1,886
|
2,074
|
2,225
|
3,006
|
3,058
|
2,278
|
2,271
|
2,647
|
3,301
|
3,382
|
26,128
|
|
Drink driving fixed charge notices issued
|
Cavan/Monaghan
|
4
|
5
|
3
|
8
|
5
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
9
|
7
|
58
|
Meath
|
3
|
6
|
8
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
47
|
|
All Divisions
|
78
|
109
|
100
|
121
|
125
|
145
|
130
|
125
|
114
|
95
|
1,142
|
|
Driving while intoxicated (Incidents)
|
Cavan/Monaghan
|
29
|
23
|
22
|
49
|
34
|
39
|
37
|
31
|
44
|
43
|
351
|
Meath
|
26
|
30
|
25
|
24
|
30
|
42
|
34
|
30
|
34
|
36
|
311
|
|
All Divisions
|
575
|
595
|
707
|
741
|
833
|
815
|
738
|
759
|
814
|
824
|
7,401
|
|
I apologise for the delay in responding, however, I hope this response has been of use to the Deputy .