The table, furnished to me by the Courts Service, shows the number of persons by District Court Area, where their offence for speeding was struck out/dismissed due to the driver making a contribution to the court poor box in each of the years 2016 to 2021.
I am advised by the Courts Service that if there was no order made by the Judge to strike out/dismiss following a payment to the poor box in the relevant Court Area, then that Court Area would not be included in the report.
As the Deputy will appreciate, the Judiciary are independent in the exercise of such functions under the Constitution.
I am further advised by the Courts Service that it is not possible to provide statistics for 2022.
I am advised by the Courts Service that the table below details the number of persons by District Court Area, where their offence for speeding was struck out/dismissed due to the driver making a contribution to the court poor box.
Court Area
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
ARDEE
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
ATHLONE
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
BALLINASLOE
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
1
|
BANDON
|
3
|
|
3
|
3
|
|
7
|
BANTRY
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
CARLOW
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
CARRICK ON SUIR
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
|
|
|
CASHEL
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
CASTLEREA
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
CAVAN
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
CLONAKILTY
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
CLONMEL
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
CORK CITY
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
DROGHEDA
|
|
3
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
|
35
|
48
|
7
|
4
|
|
11
|
DUNDALK
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
DUNGARVAN
|
45
|
23
|
5
|
1
|
|
|
ENNIS
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
GALWAY
|
1
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
KILLALOE
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
KILLARNEY
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
LISMORE
|
2
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
LONGFORD
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
LOUGHREA
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
MACROOM
|
3
|
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
|
MALLOW
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
MEATH
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
MULLINGAR
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
PORTLAOISE
|
7
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
STROKESTOWN
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
TIPPERARY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
TRALEE
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
TUAM
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
VIRGINIA
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
YOUGHAL
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
Total
|
119
|
107
|
29
|
18
|
5
|
32
|