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Road Traffic Offences

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 July 2011

Thursday, 21 July 2011

Ceisteanna (748)

Joe McHugh

Ceist:

754 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of motor vehicles caught breaking speed limits since 2009 in tabular format on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22567/11]

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Freagraí scríofa

The following tabular statement below provides a breakdown on a County basis of the number of penalty points incidents entered to the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) as a result of speeding offences notified to my Department by An Garda Síochána and the Courts Service.

My Department does not have details on the number of speeding detections.

Number of Drivers with Penalty Points applied for Speeding.

COUNTY

2009

2010

2011 (Jan - June)

CARLOW

1,633

1,355

1,335

CAVAN

1,837

1,909

1,458

CLARE

4,775

2,817

3,708

CORK

11,307

8,952

7,945

DONEGAL

3,085

3,763

2,039

GALWAY

5,202

4,702

4,421

KERRY

2,661

1,805

2,475

KILDARE

8,894

7,131

4,953

KILKENNY

3,422

3,177

2,027

LAOIS

2,683

1,428

1,036

LEITRIM

1,214

1,127

489

LIMERICK

3,516

3,270

3,408

LONGFORD

1,065

766

778

LOUTH

2,462

2,753

2,075

MAYO

3,309

2,568

1,831

MEATH

5,299

5,169

3,974

MONAGHAN

1,495

1,355

821

OFFALY

2,624

1,315

1,155

ROSCOMMON

1,949

1,939

1,201

SLIGO

2,861

2,699

856

NORTH TIPPERARY

3,077

1,477

1,293

SOUTH TIPPERARY

2,938

1,915

1,500

WATERFORD

2,701

1,531

1,592

WESTMEATH

2,038

1,442

1,408

WEXFORD

4,829

6,149

2,583

WICKLOW

4,385

5,429

3,078

DUBLIN

24,980

30,332

19,985

LIMERICK CITY COUNCIL

1,094

895

1,366

WATERFORD CITY COUNCIL

1,910

1,148

1,172

NO DRIVER NUMBER

26,237

20,896

13,678

TOTAL

145,482

131,214

95,640

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