An Garda Síochána

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022

Wednesday, 19 January 2022

Questions (1289)

Niall Collins

Question:

1289. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice the number of drivers that availed of the third payment option and paid a fixed charge notice for speeding in each Garda division in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2010/22]

Written answers

Minister for Justice

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, including the management of the Fixed Charge Processing System. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters.

The Garda authorities have provided me with the below figures, which provide 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.

it is important to note that 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. This fine will be double the original fine.

In this instance, all cases where a fine of €160 was paid (double the original fine amount of €80) have been included.

Garda Divisions	2018	2019	2020	2021
Cavan/Monaghan	155	161	194	45
Clare	222	217	256	114
Cork City	133	147	138	43
Cork North	212	196	243	91
Cork West	232	175	133	59
D.M.R. Eastern	132	138	198	10
D.M.R. North Central	147	142	123	*
D.M.R. Northern	358	315	319	*
D.M.R. South Central	169	123	67	*
D.M.R. Southern	67	60	77	*
D.M.R. Western	93	144	333	*
Donegal	130	177	200	43
Galway	374	422	651	188
Kerry	151	145	157	86
Kildare	541	500	515	221
Kilkenny/Carlow	234	166	199	110
Laois/Offaly	201	223	254	72
Limerick	436	430	411	115
Louth	116	145	195	*
Mayo	116	201	112	*
Meath Div	215	124	106	*
Roscommon/Longford	133	130	180	64
Sligo/Leitrim	140	147	78	46
Tipperary	187	174	306	46
Waterford	217	193	218	112
Westmeath	107	147	199	97
Wexford	213	211	230	115
Wicklow Div	274	216	339	150
Totals	5705	5569	6431	1827

* denotes a figure less than 10.

It is important to note that the above figures are based on incidents which occurred from 01/01/2018 to 31/12/2021, inclusive.  All information contained in this report is based upon operational data from the Fixed Charge Processing System (FCPS) as was available on 13/01/2022 and is liable to change. Figures less than 10 are not released due to data protection considerations.