Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 May 2024
348. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents reported to the Garda Traffic Watch in 2022 and 2023 that could not result in a fixed penalty notice prosecution as they were not processed within 107 days of the offence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20248/24]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including operational policing matters. As Minister, I have no direct role in these independent functions.
I made enquiries with the Garda authorities who have advised that the information requested cannot be extracted from the PULSE system as there is no specific data field on PULSE to capture this information. As such, it is not possible to provide the Deputy with the specific information requested.
