Pauline Tully
Question:
161. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice the number of fines that were issued by An Garda Síochána in each county for persons parking illegally in disability parking bays in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of fines that were issued by An Garda Síochána in each county in each of these years that were paid and not paid, respectively; the number of court proceedings that were commenced in each county in each of these years against persons who did not pay the fines that they were issued with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59601/21]
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I have requested information from the Courts Service and the Garda authorities. I will write to the Deputy directly with the information requested, when it is available.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
I refer to your Parliamentary Question (No. 161 of 2 December 2021) where you sought:
“The number of fines that were issued by An Garda Síochána in each county for persons parking illegally in disability parking bays in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of fines that were issued by An Garda Síochána in each county in each of these years that were paid and not paid, respectively; the number of court proceedings that were commenced in each county in each of these years against persons who did not pay the fines that they were issued with; and if she will make a statement on the matter”.
As you will recall, I had sought the information you requested from both the Courts Service and the Garda authorities and undertook to contact you again once the information was to hand. I have attached the information that I have received from the Courts Service and from An Garda Síochána.
The tables, furnished to me by the Garda authorities, shows the number of Fixed Charge Notices (FCN) issued for the offences of parking or stopping in a disabled bay (Table 1). Tables 2 & 3 show the number of instances in which a fine was paid and unpaid.
Tables 4, 5 and 6, furnished to me by the Courts Service, outline the number of offences and the number of persons before the Court for offences of parking in a disability parking bay by District.
I hope this information is of assistance.
Table 1: FCNs issued for parking or stopping in a disabled bay
|
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021*
|
|
Cavan/Monaghan
|
108
|
70
|
66
|
|
Clare
|
36
|
32
|
27
|
|
Cork City
|
257
|
180
|
218
|
|
Cork North
|
76
|
77
|
50
|
|
Cork West
|
41
|
48
|
46
|
|
D.M.R. Eastern
|
36
|
36
|
27
|
|
D.M.R. North Central
|
182
|
280
|
217
|
|
D.M.R. Northern
|
117
|
142
|
346
|
|
D.M.R. South Central
|
253
|
208
|
281
|
|
D.M.R. Southern
|
90
|
100
|
75
|
|
D.M.R. Western
|
246
|
242
|
290
|
|
Donegal
|
136
|
83
|
41
|
|
Galway Division
|
330
|
192
|
171
|
|
Kerry
|
187
|
101
|
107
|
|
Kildare Division
|
212
|
223
|
288
|
|
Kilkenny/Carlow
|
59
|
66
|
95
|
|
Laois/Offaly
|
99
|
54
|
100
|
|
Limerick
|
407
|
300
|
394
|
|
Louth Division
|
182
|
84
|
125
|
|
Mayo
|
45
|
23
|
47
|
|
Meath Division
|
29
|
51
|
41
|
|
Roscommon/Longford Division
|
121
|
45
|
76
|
|
Sligo/Leitrim
|
43
|
31
|
46
|
|
Tipperary
|
90
|
73
|
91
|
|
Waterford Division
|
174
|
173
|
221
|
|
Westmeath Division
|
54
|
30
|
21
|
|
Wexford Division
|
133
|
93
|
86
|
|
Wicklow Division
|
86
|
62
|
69
|
|
|
3829
|
3099
|
3662
|
Table 2: FCNs paid for parking or stopping in a disabled bay
|
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021*
|
|
Dublin Region
|
602
|
684
|
766
|
|
Eastern Region
|
575
|
519
|
560
|
|
North Western Region
|
687
|
375
|
371
|
|
Southern Region
|
714
|
545
|
525
|
|
|
2578
|
2123
|
2222
|
Table 3 :FCNs unpaid for parking or stopping in a disabled bay
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021*
|
|
Dublin Region
|
232
|
260
|
264
|
|
Eastern Region
|
184
|
179
|
138
|
|
North Western Region
|
165
|
107
|
82
|
|
Southern Region
|
269
|
188
|
179
|
|
|
850
|
734
|
663
|
*Figures for 2021 up to 30/11/2021
It is worth noting that FCN’s paid do not include those that are still within the active interval for payment. FCN’s unpaid include those that were sent to Court and/or have proceeded by way of summons. They exclude those FCN’s that were terminated or became statute barred.
It is also worth noting that figures under 10 are excluded from the data tables. For this reason, figures for paid and unpaid FCN’s are provided only at a Regional level.
Table 4 - Number of offences and persons before the Court for offences of parking in a disability parking bay by District Court in 2019.
Jan – Dec 2019
|
Court Area
|
No of Offences
|
No of Persons
|
|
AN DAINGEAN
|
1
|
1
|
|
ARDEE
|
2
|
2
|
|
ARKLOW
|
2
|
1
|
|
ATHLONE
|
6
|
6
|
|
ATHY
|
3
|
3
|
|
BALLINA
|
3
|
3
|
|
BALLINASLOE
|
22
|
22
|
|
BANDON
|
4
|
4
|
|
BANTRY
|
1
|
1
|
|
BRAY
|
9
|
9
|
|
CAHIRCIVEEN
|
1
|
1
|
|
CARLOW
|
9
|
9
|
|
CARRICK ON SHANNON
|
6
|
6
|
|
CARRICK ON SUIR
|
1
|
1
|
|
CARRICKMACROSS
|
6
|
6
|
|
CASHEL
|
5
|
5
|
|
CASTLEBAR
|
9
|
9
|
|
CASTLEREA
|
12
|
12
|
|
CAVAN
|
3
|
3
|
|
CLIFDEN
|
5
|
5
|
|
CLONAKILTY
|
5
|
4
|
|
CLONMEL
|
5
|
5
|
|
CORK CITY
|
125
|
117
|
|
DROGHEDA
|
36
|
36
|
|
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
|
256
|
253
|
|
DUNDALK
|
46
|
46
|
|
DUNGARVAN
|
1
|
1
|
|
ENNIS
|
18
|
17
|
|
FERMOY
|
9
|
9
|
|
GALWAY
|
35
|
35
|
|
GOREY
|
20
|
20
|
|
GORT
|
1
|
1
|
|
KENMARE
|
1
|
1
|
|
KILCOCK
|
5
|
5
|
|
KILKENNY
|
5
|
5
|
|
KILLALOE
|
2
|
2
|
|
KILLARNEY
|
15
|
15
|
|
KILRUSH
|
4
|
3
|
|
LETTERKENNY
|
22
|
21
|
|
LIMERICK
|
138
|
138
|
|
LISTOWEL
|
3
|
3
|
|
LONGFORD
|
25
|
25
|
|
LOUGHREA
|
6
|
6
|
|
MACROOM
|
3
|
2
|
|
MALLOW
|
23
|
21
|
|
MEATH
|
11
|
11
|
|
MIDLETON
|
2
|
2
|
|
MONAGHAN
|
8
|
8
|
|
MULLINGAR
|
5
|
4
|
|
NAAS
|
44
|
44
|
|
NENAGH
|
3
|
3
|
|
NEWCASTLE WEST
|
11
|
10
|
|
PORTLAOISE
|
11
|
10
|
|
ROSCOMMON
|
3
|
3
|
|
SLIGO
|
9
|
9
|
|
THURLES
|
4
|
4
|
|
TIPPERARY
|
14
|
13
|
|
TRALEE
|
61
|
54
|
|
TUAM
|
11
|
11
|
|
TUBBERCURRY
|
1
|
1
|
|
TULLAMORE
|
23
|
23
|
|
VIRGINIA
|
1
|
1
|
|
WATERFORD CITY
|
58
|
57
|
|
WESTPORT
|
2
|
2
|
|
WEXFORD
|
25
|
24
|
|
WICKLOW
|
1
|
1
|
|
Total
|
1,227
|
1,195
|
Table 5 - Number of offences and persons before the Court for offences of parking in a disability parking bay by District Court in 2020.
Jan - Dec 2020
|
Court Area
|
No of Offences
|
No of Persons
|
|
AN DAINGEAN
|
1
|
1
|
|
ARDEE
|
3
|
3
|
|
ARKLOW
|
3
|
3
|
|
ATHLONE
|
5
|
5
|
|
ATHY
|
3
|
3
|
|
BALLAGHADERREEN
|
1
|
1
|
|
BALLINA
|
1
|
1
|
|
BALLINASLOE
|
3
|
3
|
|
BALLYSHANNON
|
2
|
2
|
|
BANDON
|
2
|
2
|
|
BANTRY
|
1
|
1
|
|
BRAY
|
8
|
8
|
|
CARLOW
|
7
|
7
|
|
CARRICK ON SHANNON
|
1
|
1
|
|
CARRICKMACROSS
|
6
|
6
|
|
CASTLEBAR
|
3
|
3
|
|
CASTLEREA
|
3
|
3
|
|
CAVAN
|
4
|
4
|
|
CLIFDEN
|
1
|
1
|
|
CLONAKILTY
|
6
|
6
|
|
CLONMEL
|
2
|
2
|
|
CORK CITY
|
69
|
57
|
|
DONEGAL
|
2
|
2
|
|
DROGHEDA
|
24
|
24
|
|
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
|
122
|
118
|
|
DUNDALK
|
11
|
11
|
|
DUNGARVAN
|
3
|
3
|
|
ENNIS
|
4
|
4
|
|
FERMOY
|
1
|
1
|
|
GALWAY
|
19
|
19
|
|
GOREY
|
10
|
10
|
|
GORT
|
1
|
1
|
|
KILKENNY
|
3
|
3
|
|
KILLARNEY
|
2
|
2
|
|
KILRUSH
|
1
|
1
|
|
LETTERKENNY
|
22
|
22
|
|
LIMERICK
|
121
|
121
|
|
LISTOWEL
|
3
|
3
|
|
LONGFORD
|
17
|
16
|
|
LOUGHREA
|
5
|
5
|
|
MACROOM
|
1
|
1
|
|
MALLOW
|
9
|
9
|
|
MEATH
|
5
|
5
|
|
MIDLETON
|
3
|
3
|
|
MONAGHAN
|
2
|
2
|
|
MULLINGAR
|
2
|
2
|
|
NAAS
|
16
|
15
|
|
NENAGH
|
6
|
6
|
|
NEWCASTLE WEST
|
2
|
2
|
|
PORTLAOISE
|
12
|
12
|
|
ROSCOMMON
|
3
|
3
|
|
SLIGO
|
3
|
3
|
|
THURLES
|
3
|
3
|
|
TIPPERARY
|
4
|
4
|
|
TRALEE
|
24
|
24
|
|
TUAM
|
2
|
2
|
|
TULLAMORE
|
7
|
7
|
|
VIRGINIA
|
1
|
1
|
|
WATERFORD CITY
|
18
|
18
|
|
WEXFORD
|
12
|
12
|
|
WICKLOW
|
6
|
6
|
|
Total
|
647
|
629
|
Table 6 - Number of offences and persons before the Court for offences of parking in a disability parking bay by District Court from January to October 2021.
Jan – Oct 2021
|
Court Area
|
No of Offences
|
No of Persons
|
|
ARDEE
|
1
|
1
|
|
ARKLOW
|
2
|
2
|
|
ATHLONE
|
3
|
3
|
|
ATHY
|
2
|
2
|
|
BALLAGHADERREEN
|
3
|
3
|
|
BALLINA
|
1
|
1
|
|
BALLINASLOE
|
3
|
3
|
|
BALLYSHANNON
|
2
|
2
|
|
BANDON
|
2
|
2
|
|
BRAY
|
14
|
14
|
|
BUNCRANA
|
4
|
4
|
|
CAHIRCIVEEN
|
1
|
1
|
|
CARLOW
|
9
|
9
|
|
CARNDONAGH
|
1
|
1
|
|
CARRICK ON SHANNON
|
4
|
4
|
|
CARRICK ON SUIR
|
2
|
2
|
|
CARRICKMACROSS
|
5
|
5
|
|
CASHEL
|
1
|
1
|
|
CASTLEBAR
|
4
|
4
|
|
CASTLEREA
|
1
|
1
|
|
CAVAN
|
4
|
4
|
|
CLIFDEN
|
9
|
8
|
|
CLONAKILTY
|
6
|
6
|
|
CLONMEL
|
5
|
5
|
|
CORK CITY
|
68
|
67
|
|
DOIRE AN FHEICH
|
1
|
1
|
|
DONEGAL
|
1
|
1
|
|
DROGHEDA
|
14
|
14
|
|
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
|
210
|
206
|
|
DUNDALK
|
14
|
14
|
|
DUNGARVAN
|
2
|
1
|
|
ENNIS
|
5
|
5
|
|
FERMOY
|
4
|
4
|
|
GALWAY
|
31
|
31
|
|
GOREY
|
17
|
17
|
|
GORT
|
2
|
2
|
|
KILKENNY
|
5
|
5
|
|
KILLARNEY
|
8
|
8
|
|
KILRUSH
|
2
|
2
|
|
LETTERKENNY
|
18
|
18
|
|
LIMERICK
|
114
|
113
|
|
LISMORE
|
1
|
1
|
|
LISTOWEL
|
1
|
1
|
|
LONGFORD
|
10
|
10
|
|
LOUGHREA
|
3
|
3
|
|
MACROOM
|
2
|
2
|
|
MALLOW
|
22
|
21
|
|
MEATH
|
5
|
5
|
|
MIDLETON
|
3
|
3
|
|
MONAGHAN
|
3
|
3
|
|
MULLINGAR
|
1
|
1
|
|
NA GLEANNTA
|
1
|
1
|
|
NAAS
|
31
|
31
|
|
NENAGH
|
3
|
3
|
|
NEWCASTLE WEST
|
12
|
12
|
|
PORTLAOISE
|
11
|
10
|
|
SLIGO
|
5
|
5
|
|
THURLES
|
2
|
2
|
|
TIPPERARY
|
6
|
6
|
|
TRALEE
|
18
|
18
|
|
TUAM
|
2
|
2
|
|
TULLAMORE
|
14
|
13
|
|
VIRGINIA
|
3
|
3
|
|
WATERFORD CITY
|
82
|
81
|
|
WEXFORD
|
15
|
15
|
|
WICKLOW
|
7
|
7
|
|
YOUGHAL
|
1
|
1
|
|
Total
|
869
|
857
|
