The Deputy will be aware that, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service and I have no role in the matter. Section 4(3) of the 1998 Act provides that the Courts Service is independent in the performance of its functions, which includes the provision of information on the courts system.
However, in order to be of assistance, I have had enquiries made and the table below provides details of the number of drivers who were convicted of penalty point offences in court in 2013, 2014 & January to March 2015. Where a person is convicted of a penalty point offence, details of the conviction imposed including the driver licence number where recorded, is sent to the National Vehicle and Driver File. I understand that further matching of details of persons convicted against vehicle and driver records is also carried out by the National Vehicle and Driver File for the application of penalty points as appropriate.
|
Court Area
|
2013
|
2014
|
Jan – Mar 2015
|
|
Court Area
|
2013
|
2014
|
Jan – Mar 2015
|
|
ABBEYFEALE
|
42
|
24
|
0
|
|
ACHILL
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
|
ARDEE
|
59
|
109
|
39
|
|
ARKLOW
|
187
|
185
|
34
|
|
ATHLONE
|
163
|
373
|
151
|
|
ATHY
|
60
|
94
|
47
|
|
BALLINA
|
40
|
57
|
22
|
|
BALTINGLASS
|
41
|
0
|
0
|
|
BANDON
|
78
|
198
|
36
|
|
BALLYCONNELL & SWANLINBAR
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
|
BEAL AN MHUIRTHEAD
|
12
|
16
|
2
|
|
BIRR
|
35
|
0
|
0
|
|
BALLINASLOE
|
158
|
174
|
40
|
|
BALLAGHADERREEN
|
34
|
39
|
7
|
|
BALLYHAUNIS
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
BALLYSHANNON
|
48
|
74
|
21
|
|
BANTRY
|
25
|
41
|
15
|
|
BRAY
|
295
|
302
|
122
|
|
BUNCRANA
|
55
|
46
|
19
|
|
CAHIRCIVEEN
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
|
CARLOW
|
157
|
236
|
144
|
|
CASHEL
|
86
|
195
|
51
|
|
CAVAN
|
106
|
137
|
47
|
|
CASTLEBAR
|
90
|
153
|
42
|
|
CLIFDEN
|
19
|
24
|
14
|
|
CLONMEL
|
104
|
146
|
34
|
|
CLONES
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
|
CLONAKILTY
|
59
|
51
|
8
|
|
CORK CITY
|
1,285
|
1,461
|
426
|
|
CARRICK ON SHANNON
|
116
|
83
|
60
|
|
CARRICKMACROSS
|
78
|
101
|
13
|
|
CARNDONAGH
|
41
|
55
|
15
|
|
CARRICK ON SUIR
|
37
|
46
|
15
|
|
CASTLEREA
|
43
|
55
|
16
|
|
AN DAINGEAN
|
|
7
|
1
|
|
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
|
6,286
|
6,224
|
1,660
|
|
DUNGARVAN
|
66
|
155
|
34
|
|
DONEGAL
|
28
|
35
|
6
|
|
DROGHEDA
|
183
|
284
|
46
|
|
DOIRE AN FHEICH
|
52
|
48
|
31
|
|
DUNDALK
|
166
|
204
|
76
|
|
AN CLOCHAN LIATH
|
18
|
28
|
8
|
|
EDENDERRY
|
44
|
0
|
0
|
|
ENNIS
|
438
|
627
|
198
|
|
AN FAL CARRACH
|
13
|
25
|
5
|
|
FERMOY
|
129
|
185
|
69
|
|
GALWAY
|
445
|
643
|
264
|
|
NA GLEANNTA
|
22
|
18
|
2
|
|
GORT
|
39
|
59
|
63
|
|
GOREY
|
279
|
272
|
90
|
|
Court Area
|
2013
|
2014
|
Jan – Mar 2015
|
|
KELLS
|
63
|
0
|
0
|
|
KENMARE
|
9
|
8
|
0
|
|
KILLALOE
|
46
|
67
|
39
|
|
CILL RONAIN
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
KINSALE
|
39
|
0
|
0
|
|
KILCOCK
|
146
|
150
|
27
|
|
KILKENNY
|
310
|
375
|
199
|
|
KILLORGLIN
|
4
|
12
|
0
|
|
KILRUSH
|
48
|
78
|
10
|
|
KILLARNEY
|
43
|
87
|
17
|
|
LETTERKENNY
|
188
|
218
|
68
|
|
LIMERICK
|
731
|
740
|
253
|
|
LISMORE
|
19
|
30
|
3
|
|
LISTOWEL
|
48
|
76
|
11
|
|
LONGFORD
|
232
|
295
|
83
|
|
LOUGHREA
|
104
|
163
|
36
|
|
MACROOM
|
121
|
181
|
63
|
|
MALLOW
|
270
|
291
|
129
|
|
MANORHAMILT-ON
|
6
|
9
|
3
|
|
MIDLETON
|
276
|
310
|
88
|
|
MONAGHAN
|
54
|
97
|
48
|
|
MULLINGAR
|
207
|
357
|
92
|
|
NAAS
|
527
|
745
|
250
|
|
NENAGH
|
84
|
112
|
72
|
|
NEWCASTLE WEST
|
236
|
370
|
100
|
|
NAVAN
|
163
|
285
|
93
|
|
PORTLAOISE
|
296
|
531
|
132
|
|
ROSCOMMON
|
108
|
127
|
32
|
|
SKIBBEREEN
|
29
|
34
|
9
|
|
SLIGO
|
116
|
152
|
80
|
|
AN SPIDEAL
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
|
STROKESTOWN
|
41
|
55
|
30
|
|
SWINFORD
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
|
THURLES
|
95
|
166
|
39
|
|
TIPPERARY
|
47
|
43
|
17
|
|
TRALEE
|
46
|
112
|
23
|
|
TRIM
|
57
|
68
|
30
|
|
TUAM
|
145
|
278
|
94
|
|
TUBBERCURRY
|
37
|
27
|
9
|
|
TULLAMORE
|
235
|
478
|
130
|
|
VIRGINIA
|
119
|
157
|
34
|
|
WEXFORD
|
292
|
381
|
170
|
|
WICKLOW
|
145
|
273
|
49
|
|
WESTPORT
|
14
|
12
|
2
|
|
WATERFORD CITY
|
399
|
424
|
104
|
|
YOUGHAL
|
31
|
42
|
15
|
Note 1: Report includes mandatory court appearances and non mandatory court appearances.
Note 2: If a defendant appeared in court more than once in the year, they only appear once on the report.
