Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 May 2022
620. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of drivers who were summoned to court for driving without a licence per district court in 2021 and to date in 2022; the number convicted per district court in each year; and the fines imposed per District Court in each year. [28085/22]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the Courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions, which include the provision of information on the Courts system. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have made enquiries with the Courts Service.
The two reports below, provided by the Courts Service, one ranging from January 2021 to December 2021, and a second report ranging from January 2022 to March 2022 (the latest date for when figures are available), lay out the number of persons listed in Court (summonsed), the number of persons convicted and the number of persons fined by District Court area for the offence of driving without a licence.
For the Deputy's information, the Courts Service provides a dedicated email address for queries from Deputies - oireacthasenquiries@courts.ie .
Report 1: Jan – Dec 2021
|
Court Area |
No of Persons listed for Court |
No of Persons Convicted |
No of Persons where Fines Imposed |
|
ARKLOW |
79 |
18 |
18 |
|
ATHLONE |
189 |
32 |
30 |
|
BALLINASLOE |
104 |
33 |
32 |
|
BANTRY |
42 |
11 |
7 |
|
BRAY |
227 |
55 |
54 |
|
CAVAN |
150 |
13 |
12 |
|
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT |
3,909 |
777 |
734 |
|
ENNIS |
356 |
109 |
108 |
|
FERMOY |
178 |
20 |
17 |
|
KENMARE |
15 |
3 |
3 |
|
KILKENNY |
187 |
44 |
42 |
|
KILLARNEY |
93 |
18 |
14 |
|
LIMERICK |
590 |
226 |
193 |
|
MACROOM |
97 |
22 |
14 |
|
MANORHAMILTON |
9 |
1 |
1 |
|
MEATH |
450 |
60 |
59 |
|
MONAGHAN |
53 |
5 |
5 |
|
NEWCASTLE WEST |
234 |
61 |
60 |
|
ROSCOMMON |
69 |
22 |
20 |
|
WEXFORD |
221 |
17 |
16 |
|
YOUGHAL |
55 |
15 |
8 |
|
ARDEE |
41 |
2 |
2 |
|
ATHY |
95 |
22 |
22 |
|
BALLINA |
56 |
4 |
4 |
|
BANDON |
91 |
23 |
9 |
|
BEAL AN MHUIRTHEAD |
8 |
2 |
2 |
|
BALLAGHADERREEN |
31 |
7 |
7 |
|
BALLYSHANNON |
26 |
4 |
4 |
|
BUNCRANA |
77 |
10 |
9 |
|
CAHIRCIVEEN |
13 |
2 |
1 |
|
CARLOW |
294 |
68 |
65 |
|
CASHEL |
205 |
32 |
30 |
|
CASTLEBAR |
111 |
15 |
15 |
|
CLIFDEN |
13 |
4 |
1 |
|
CLONMEL |
121 |
29 |
21 |
|
CLONAKILTY |
40 |
11 |
5 |
|
CORK CITY |
829 |
330 |
258 |
|
CARRICK ON SHANNON |
68 |
8 |
8 |
|
CARRICKMACROSS |
105 |
11 |
10 |
|
CARNDONAGH |
43 |
11 |
9 |
|
CARRICK ON SUIR |
45 |
8 |
7 |
|
CASTLEREA |
38 |
13 |
10 |
|
AN DAINGEAN |
10 |
3 |
2 |
|
DUNGARVAN |
151 |
26 |
20 |
|
DONEGAL |
18 |
3 |
3 |
|
DROGHEDA |
126 |
4 |
3 |
|
DOIRE AN FHEICH |
35 |
11 |
8 |
|
DUNDALK |
140 |
5 |
4 |
|
AN CLOCHAN LIATH |
17 |
3 |
3 |
|
AN FAL CARRACH |
14 |
|
|
|
GALWAY |
282 |
101 |
81 |
|
NA GLEANNTA |
7 |
3 |
3 |
|
GORT |
44 |
13 |
13 |
|
GOREY |
245 |
20 |
18 |
|
KILLALOE |
40 |
10 |
10 |
|
KILCOCK |
2 |
|
|
|
KILLORGLIN |
9 |
1 |
1 |
|
KILRUSH |
30 |
8 |
8 |
|
LETTERKENNY |
262 |
49 |
43 |
|
LISMORE |
20 |
3 |
2 |
|
LISTOWEL |
59 |
10 |
8 |
|
LONGFORD |
279 |
49 |
39 |
|
LOUGHREA |
139 |
42 |
40 |
|
MALLOW |
234 |
45 |
40 |
|
MIDLETON |
188 |
31 |
23 |
|
MULLINGAR |
171 |
30 |
23 |
|
NAAS |
781 |
188 |
180 |
|
NENAGH |
138 |
14 |
12 |
|
PORTLAOISE |
390 |
55 |
51 |
|
SKIBBEREEN |
17 |
6 |
5 |
|
SLIGO |
90 |
14 |
13 |
|
STROKESTOWN |
27 |
8 |
7 |
|
THURLES |
120 |
16 |
16 |
|
TIPPERARY |
77 |
8 |
6 |
|
TRALEE |
227 |
44 |
28 |
|
TUAM |
79 |
26 |
21 |
|
TUBBERCURRY |
31 |
2 |
2 |
|
TULLAMORE |
304 |
42 |
41 |
|
VIRGINIA |
124 |
10 |
10 |
|
WICKLOW |
143 |
25 |
24 |
|
WATERFORD CITY |
423 |
20 |
18 |
|
Total |
15,150 |
3,126 |
2,775 |
Report 2: Jan – Mar 2022
|
NAME |
No of Persons listed for Court |
No of Persons Convicted |
No of Persons where Fines Imposed |
|
ACAILL |
3 |
|
|
|
ARKLOW |
17 |
5 |
5 |
|
ATHLONE |
27 |
4 |
3 |
|
BALLINASLOE |
23 |
5 |
5 |
|
BANTRY |
6 |
1 |
|
|
BRAY |
62 |
15 |
15 |
|
CAVAN |
62 |
16 |
16 |
|
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT |
1,504 |
222 |
200 |
|
ENNIS |
53 |
20 |
20 |
|
FERMOY |
51 |
2 |
1 |
|
KENMARE |
2 |
|
|
|
KILKENNY |
48 |
5 |
5 |
|
KILLARNEY |
16 |
3 |
2 |
|
LIMERICK |
226 |
72 |
59 |
|
MACROOM |
14 |
3 |
1 |
|
MANORHAMILTON |
2 |
|
|
|
MEATH |
139 |
22 |
19 |
|
MONAGHAN |
35 |
10 |
10 |
|
NEWCASTLE WEST |
72 |
22 |
22 |
|
ROSCOMMON |
16 |
2 |
1 |
|
WEXFORD |
53 |
1 |
1 |
|
YOUGHAL |
9 |
2 |
2 |
|
ARDEE |
25 |
|
|
|
ATHY |
17 |
|
|
|
BALLINA |
24 |
2 |
2 |
|
BANDON |
12 |
2 |
1 |
|
BEAL AN MHUIRTHEAD |
1 |
|
|
|
BALLAGHADERREEN |
6 |
1 |
1 |
|
BALLYSHANNON |
5 |
2 |
2 |
|
BUNCRANA |
26 |
7 |
7 |
|
CAHIRCIVEEN |
7 |
1 |
1 |
|
CARLOW |
73 |
24 |
24 |
|
CASHEL |
37 |
1 |
1 |
|
CASTLEBAR |
34 |
4 |
4 |
|
CLONMEL |
36 |
8 |
7 |
|
CLONAKILTY |
8 |
2 |
1 |
|
CORK CITY |
262 |
82 |
68 |
|
CARRICK ON SHANNON |
14 |
3 |
3 |
|
CARRICKMACROSS |
42 |
13 |
13 |
|
CARNDONAGH |
11 |
4 |
4 |
|
CARRICK ON SUIR |
7 |
1 |
|
|
CASTLEREA |
10 |
4 |
4 |
|
AN DAINGEAN |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
DUNGARVAN |
18 |
3 |
3 |
|
DONEGAL |
3 |
|
|
|
DROGHEDA |
50 |
1 |
1 |
|
DOIRE AN FHEICH |
11 |
4 |
2 |
|
DUNDALK |
41 |
2 |
1 |
|
AN CLOCHAN LIATH |
5 |
2 |
2 |
|
AN FAL CARRACH |
3 |
|
|
|
GALWAY |
77 |
29 |
20 |
|
NA GLEANNTA |
1 |
|
|
|
GORT |
13 |
1 |
1 |
|
GOREY |
64 |
3 |
2 |
|
KILLALOE |
9 |
3 |
3 |
|
KILLORGLIN |
4 |
|
|
|
KILRUSH |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
LETTERKENNY |
59 |
12 |
9 |
|
LISMORE |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
LISTOWEL |
8 |
2 |
2 |
|
LONGFORD |
62 |
12 |
11 |
|
LOUGHREA |
22 |
6 |
4 |
|
MALLOW |
59 |
9 |
6 |
|
MIDLETON |
32 |
3 |
3 |
|
MULLINGAR |
35 |
10 |
10 |
|
NAAS |
192 |
20 |
18 |
|
NENAGH |
42 |
6 |
5 |
|
PORTLAOISE |
76 |
16 |
16 |
|
SKIBBEREEN |
1 |
|
|
|
SLIGO |
34 |
2 |
1 |
|
STROKESTOWN |
9 |
2 |
1 |
|
THURLES |
26 |
4 |
4 |
|
TIPPERARY |
27 |
5 |
5 |
|
TRALEE |
66 |
21 |
13 |
|
TUAM |
49 |
14 |
13 |
|
TUBBERCURRY |
13 |
1 |
1 |
|
TULLAMORE |
79 |
16 |
16 |
|
VIRGINIA |
41 |
13 |
13 |
|
WICKLOW |
44 |
8 |
8 |
|
WATERFORD CITY |
103 |
4 |
4 |
|
Total |
4,484 |
830 |
731 |
Please be advised that the Courts can only provide data in relation to where offence codes provided on the system were used by prosecutors. Prosecutors may have used uncoded free text offences and any such offences would not be included in the data provided.
In incidences where a Court Area is absent from the above reports, this should be read as a zero figure for the offence for that Court Area.
