Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 November 2021
205. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of drivers who availed of the third payment option and paid a fixed-charge notice for speeding, by Garda division, in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54963/21]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible by law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including all operational policing matters. This includes the management of the Fixed Charged Notice System. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions.
I have been advised of the following information by the Garda Authorities. Below is a yearly breakdown per Garda division of the number of instances in which a Fixed Charge Notice was issued for the offences of speeding and was paid using the third payment option.
Court proceedings are initiated where a fine is not paid within the required timeframe. A third payment option is available where the fine can be paid up to a number of days before the court date. The fine will be double the original fine.
In this report all cases where a fine of €160 was paid (double the original fine amount of €80) have been included.
It should be noted that the below figures are based on incidents which occurred from 01/01/2018 to 31/12/2020 inclusive. All information contained in this report is based upon operational data from the Fixed Charge Processing System as was available on 03/11/2021 and is liable to change.
|
Divisions |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
Cavan/Monaghan |
123 |
133 |
166 |
|
Clare |
183 |
191 |
225 |
|
Cork City |
115 |
137 |
129 |
|
Cork North |
171 |
169 |
189 |
|
Cork West |
199 |
161 |
101 |
|
D.M.R. Eastern |
110 |
101 |
180 |
|
D.M.R. North Central |
132 |
123 |
102 |
|
D.M.R. Northern |
305 |
269 |
280 |
|
D.M.R. South Central |
145 |
99 |
58 |
|
D.M.R. Southern |
53 |
55 |
71 |
|
D.M.R. Western |
65 |
132 |
289 |
|
Donegal |
106 |
146 |
170 |
|
Galway Division |
320 |
350 |
528 |
|
Kerry |
131 |
121 |
135 |
|
Kildare Division |
344 |
454 |
413 |
|
Kilkenny/Carlow |
193 |
138 |
148 |
|
Laois/Offaly |
165 |
192 |
215 |
|
Limerick |
377 |
370 |
359 |
|
Louth Division |
99 |
120 |
173 |
|
Mayo |
85 |
171 |
100 |
|
Meath Div |
177 |
104 |
101 |
|
Roscommon/Longford Division |
109 |
116 |
152 |
|
Sligo/Leitrim |
110 |
126 |
56 |
|
Tipperary |
153 |
153 |
270 |
|
Waterford Division |
185 |
162 |
186 |
|
Westmeath Division |
89 |
121 |
163 |
|
Wexford Division |
175 |
177 |
172 |
|
Wicklow Division |
212 |
186 |
232 |
|
Totals |
4631 |
4777 |
5363 |
