Patrick Costello
Question:
342. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown of fixed charge penalty notices issued for illegal parking offences issued in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 with a breakdown of such notices issued per offence in each period, for example, parking on a footpath, parking at a bus stop, parking on a cycle lane and so on. [48835/21]
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I have requested the details sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities, but unfortunately it has not been possible to compile the information in time. I will contact the Deputy directly when this information is to hand.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
I refer to your Parliamentary Question (No. 342 of 7 October 2021 ) where you sought: “….the breakdown of fixed charge penalty notices issued for illegal parking offences issued in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 with a breakdown of such notices issued per offence in each period”.
As you will recall, I sought the information you requested from the Garda authorities and undertook to contact you again once the report was to hand.
The table below, furnished to me by the Garda authorities, outlines the yearly breakdown of instances in which a party was issued with a Fixed Charge Notice for the offences of illegal parking.
It is worth noting these figures are taken from PULSE as of 30/09/2021; they are operational and liable to change. Figures for groups with less than 10 records are not included.
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2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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Parking in a space designated for public service vehicles
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4927
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4495
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2684
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1411
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Park in a Clearway/Disabled Bay
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3410
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3703
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2842
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2124
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Parking on double/single/continuous white/yellow line
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14502
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14447
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15898
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11175
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Parking in a restricted parking area
|
434
|
385
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370
|
287
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Parking close to road junction
|
427
|
423
|
411
|
257
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Parking in a manner that obstructs an emergency vehicle
|
61
|
44
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34
|
28
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Parking in a manner that obstructs the entrance/exit to a premises/school
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306
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308
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318
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228
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Parking too close to a pedestrianised zone/crossing
|
137
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124
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111
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65
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Parking too close to traffic lights
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31
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23
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15
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<10
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Parking on a footway/margin/median strip/trading area
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5667
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5439
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5789
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5152
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Parking in a manner that obstructs/interferes with/endangers the flow of traffic
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1303
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1408
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2051
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1935
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Dangerous Parking
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59
|
52
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43
|
36
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I hope that this information is of assistance.