Catherine Murphy
Question:563. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons currently in prison for the offence of careless driving and due for release in 2025 or 2026, in tabular form. [8345/23]
View answerTuesday, 21 February 2023
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I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that there are a number of people in prison serving sentences listed as “Careless” or “Dangerous” Driving. The number of people and the offences, as requested by the Deputy, are set out in the table below.
|
Offence Description |
2025 |
2026 |
|
CARELESS DRIVING CAUSING DEATH |
1 |
|
|
DANGEROUS DRIVING |
1 |
|
|
DANGEROUS DRIVING BODILY HARM |
2 |
|
|
DANGEROUS DRIVING - DEATH |
8 |
|
|
Total |
11 |
1 |