As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána. I have no direct role in these matters.
The below table, comprising information provided to me by the Garda authorities, provides a yearly breakdown per Garda division of the number of instances in which a party paid a Fixed Charge Notice (FCN) issued for the offences of driving while holding a mobile phone.
The figures also include instances where a FCN has issued which is still within the active interval for payment or payment is being processed.
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021*
|
Cavan/Monaghan
|
987
|
846
|
545
|
213
|
Clare
|
781
|
507
|
563
|
333
|
Cork City
|
1372
|
1143
|
1074
|
1153
|
Cork North
|
1007
|
1007
|
808
|
517
|
Cork West
|
624
|
552
|
498
|
339
|
D.M.R. Eastern
|
941
|
839
|
590
|
291
|
D.M.R. North Central
|
545
|
463
|
448
|
413
|
D.M.R. Northern
|
754
|
995
|
768
|
670
|
D.M.R. South Central
|
820
|
851
|
481
|
262
|
D.M.R. Southern
|
906
|
834
|
497
|
312
|
D.M.R. Western
|
1332
|
1228
|
1216
|
799
|
Donegal
|
395
|
536
|
511
|
388
|
Galway Div
|
2416
|
1947
|
1344
|
599
|
Kerry
|
930
|
970
|
680
|
717
|
Kildare Div
|
1370
|
1062
|
1367
|
1747
|
Kilkenny/Carlow
|
1277
|
972
|
1163
|
1032
|
Laois/Offaly
|
1183
|
900
|
702
|
935
|
Limerick
|
2138
|
1944
|
779
|
608
|
Louth Div
|
546
|
362
|
713
|
418
|
Mayo
|
654
|
1181
|
811
|
762
|
Meath Div
|
547
|
600
|
1086
|
1109
|
Roscommon/Longford Div
|
633
|
542
|
363
|
265
|
Sligo/Leitrim
|
609
|
670
|
210
|
230
|
Tipperary
|
622
|
649
|
664
|
682
|
Waterford Div
|
909
|
689
|
928
|
938
|
Westmeath Div
|
395
|
313
|
308
|
454
|
Wexford Div
|
1407
|
1404
|
1089
|
695
|
Wicklow Div
|
749
|
818
|
558
|
476
|
National
|
26849
|
24824
|
20764
|
17357
|
* Figures for 2021 up to 31/10/2021
The above figures are based on incidents which occurred from 1 January 2018 to 31 October 2021, inclusive. All information contained in this report is based upon operational data from the fixed charge processing system as was available on 2 November 2021 and is liable to change.