Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 May 2012
150 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drivers that have been charged with dangerous driving causing both death and grievous bodily harm in a fatal road collision each year since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26029/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose.
I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy.
151 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will request that the Courts Service urgently collate and publish the data on the number of unaccompanied learner drivers that have been convicted after being involved in a fatal or serious collision each year since 2009; if they will monitor this issue on an ongoing basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26031/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy reply to Questions No. 388 and 389 of 15 May 2012 refers. I am informed that courts records are maintained having regard to the offence with which a person is charged. The Courts Service has no means of collating data relating to the number of unaccompanied learner drivers convicted after being involved in a collision. As the Deputy will appreciate, being involved in a collision is not itself an offence.
I have asked the Garda authorities for a report on any information available to them which could be of assistance to the Deputy.
