Catherine Murphy
Question:
478. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of fines and-or sanctions issued by An Garda Síochána in respect of unauthorised vehicles using bus lanes during bus lane designated times. [23107/21]
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I have requested a report on the information sought by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána. Unfortunately the report was not to hand in time. I will write to the Deputy on receipt of the report.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
I refer to Parliamentary Question Number 478 which was for answer on 5 May 2021, where you requested the number of fines and or sanctions issued by An Garda Síochána in respect of unauthorised vehicles using bus lanes during bus lane designated times.
You will recall that the information could not be obtained in the time available and I undertook to consult with An Garda Síochána and to contact you again when the information was available.
As you will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible, by law, for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. I have no direct role in these matters.
A number of offences exist under section 35 of the Road Traffic Act for unauthorised use of bus lanes, ‘contra flow’ bus lanes and bus-only streets. These offences are dealt with primarily by way of Fixed Charge Notice. In the table below, the Garda authorities have provided the annual breakdown of the number of instances in which a party was issued with a Fixed Charge Notice for breach of these offences.
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2019
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2020
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2021*
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FCNs Issued
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6059
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3132
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464
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*Figures for 2021 up to 30 April 2021
I am advised that these figures are based on incidents which occurred from 1 January 2019 to 30 April 2021, inclusive. I am further advised that these figures are based upon operational data from the Fixed Charge Processing System as was available on 7 May 2021, and is liable to change.
I trust this information is of assistance.
