Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 December 2020
504. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice , further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 18 November 2020, the number of registered vehicle owners penalised by the court per year for allowing their vehicle to be driven by an unaccompanied learner driver under the Clancy amendment (details supplied); if she is now in a position to answer my question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41293/20]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2018, also known as the Clancy Amendment, seeks to penalise car owners who knowingly allow their vehicles to be used by an unaccompanied learner driver. The law allows the owners of these vehicles to be fined and gives Gardaí the power to seize their cars if being driven by unaccompanied drivers.
The following table, furnished to me by the Courts Service, shows the number of registered vehicle owners penalised by the court per year for allowing their vehicle to be driven by an unaccompanied learner driver.
|
Year |
No. of persons before the court |
No. of persons convicted |
|
Jan – Dec 2019 |
26 |
8 |
|
Jan – Oct 2020 |
21 |
7 |
Please note that any offence listed as "Strike out not served" is not included on the report.
Please also note that the Courts can only provide data in relation to where offence codes provided on the system were used by prosecutors. Prosecutors can also use uncoded free text offences and any such offences would not be included in the data provided.
