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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 May 2017

Tuesday, 9 May 2017

Ceisteanna (125)

Thomas P. Broughan

Ceist:

125. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons summonsed to court listed cases for not paying a fixed charge notice relating to driving while holding a mobile telephone and convicted of this offence, per District Court in each of the years 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of licences recorded upon conviction of this offence, summons struck out and not served for this offence, per District Court in each of the years 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; the reasons for non-conviction of this offence, per District Court in each of the years 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21608/17]

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The information sought by the Deputy is contained in the following tables from the Courts Service. The Courts Service does not record the reasons for non-conviction.

1) January – December 2015

Report on Number of Persons before the court for driving while holding a mobile phone.

Note 1: Report is for Persons before the court between 1 January 2015 – 31 December 2015

Note 2: A person could be convicted and not convicted and will appear twice on the report

Note 3: Report is on persons where offences has been finally determined

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Column 6

Column 7

Column 8

Persons Listed

No of Driver Numbers recorded on Conviction

No of Persons Convicted

No of Persons non convictions

No of Persons Strike Out

No of Persons Strike out not Served

Total

AN CLOCHAN LIATH

4

0

1

1

2

4

AN DAINGEAN

1

1

1

ARDEE

20

5

11

6

3

20

ARKLOW

17

3

4

8

5

17

ATHLONE

68

22

31

13

25

69

ATHY

14

3

6

3

2

3

14

BALLAGHADERREEN

5

2

4

1

5

BALLINA

16

1

2

5

1

8

16

BALLINASLOE

13

3

4

1

4

4

13

BALLYSHANNON

4

0

1

1

2

4

BANDON

68

23

33

16

4

15

68

BANTRY

14

3

5

4

1

4

14

BEAL AN MHUIRTHEAD

10

1

2

2

4

2

10

BRAY

47

17

18

14

16

48

BUNCRANA

15

3

7

3

5

15

CARLOW

54

13

21

8

8

17

54

CARNDONAGH

4

2

2

2

4

CARRICK ON SHANNON

18

1

3

9

6

18

CARRICK ON SUIR

13

1

2

2

5

4

13

CARRICKMACROSS

32

5

6

4

11

12

33

CASHEL

22

2

3

2

10

7

22

CASTLEBAR

47

17

20

21

4

2

47

CASTLEREA

1

1

1

1

CAVAN

50

6

14

15

10

12

51

CLIFDEN

4

1

2

2

4

CLONAKILTY

18

6

7

6

4

1

18

CLONMEL

36

4

10

4

7

15

36

CORK CITY

364

118

208

7

85

67

367

DOIRE AN FHEICH

4

2

2

4

DONEGAL

12

1

3

1

3

5

12

DROGHEDA

40

7

16

1

6

17

40

DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

1,808

382

547

164

520

595

1,826

Table contd.

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Column 6

Column 7

Column 8

Persons Listed

No of Driver Numbers recorded on Conviction

No of Persons Convicted

No of Persons non convictions

No of Persons Strike Out

No of Persons Strike out not Served

Total

DUNGARVAN

25

5

8

4

7

6

25

ENNIS

140

29

55

12

48

28

143

FERMOY

54

10

24

6

11

15

56

GALWAY

349

72

153

19

75

104

351

GOREY

32

8

12

6

7

7

32

GORT

39

5

13

1

15

10

39

KILCOCK

23

4

8

2

13

23

KILKENNY

90

23

44

13

11

22

90

KILLALOE

8

4

4

1

3

8

KILLARNEY

34

1

7

5

11

11

34

KILLORGLIN

4

1

3

4

KILRUSH

10

2

5

4

1

10

LETTERKENNY

31

6

8

4

9

10

31

LIMERICK

185

20

58

28

63

38

187

LISMORE

6

1

2

2

2

6

LISTOWEL

17

4

4

2

5

6

17

LONGFORD

69

21

27

17

27

71

LOUGHREA

53

14

20

1

15

17

53

MACROOM

58

20

31

12

1

17

61

MALLOW

75

12

26

9

20

23

78

MANORHAMILTON

1

1

1

MIDLETON

119

12

44

1

33

43

121

MONAGHAN

30

2

8

2

4

16

30

MULLINGAR

72

38

44

2

14

13

73

NA GLEANNTA

1

1

1

NAAS

158

47

82

14

15

47

158

NAVAN

126

26

48

7

24

51

130

NENAGH

14

2

4

3

3

4

14

NEWCASTLE WEST

45

4

11

2

18

15

46

PORTLAOISE

66

12

28

4

9

25

66

ROSCOMMON

25

8

12

10

3

25

SKIBBEREEN

1

1

1

SLIGO

45

7

10

2

19

15

46

STROKESTOWN

4

2

2

2

4

THURLES

41

10

13

5

9

14

41

TIPPERARY

16

3

6

1

5

4

16

TRALEE

85

7

15

18

8

47

88

TRIM

21

7

8

3

10

21

TUAM

46

13

20

3

13

11

47

TUBBERCURRY

11

1

4

2

2

3

11

TULLAMORE

73

24

45

6

7

18

76

VIRGINIA

29

8

13

1

7

9

30

WATERFORD CITY

107

17

31

5

49

24

109

WESTPORT

1

1

1

1

WEXFORD

104

47

53

24

14

17

108

WICKLOW

38

4

5

23

12

40

YOUGHAL

14

5

7

1

3

3

14

Total

5,460

1,224

2,024

505

1,366

1,632

5,527

2) January - December 2016

Report on No of Persons before the court for driving while holding a mobile phone.

Note 1: Report is for Persons before the court between 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2016

Note 2: A person could be convicted and not convicted and will appear twice on the report

Note 3: Report is on persons where offences has been finally determined

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Column 6

Column 7

Column 8

Persons Listed

No of Driver Numbers recorded on Conviction

No of Persons Convicted

No of Persons non convictions

No of Persons Strike Out

No of Persons Strike out not Served

Total

ACAILL

1

1

1

AN CLOCHAN LIATH

3

1

2

3

AN DAINGEAN

2

1

1

2

ARDEE

20

4

6

1

3

10

20

ARKLOW

10

1

1

5

5

11

ATHLONE

63

24

31

20

12

63

ATHY

11

2

6

2

3

11

BALLAGHADERREEN

1

0

1

1

BALLINA

15

6

7

5

1

2

15

BALLINASLOE

22

6

8

4

6

5

23

BALLYSHANNON

3

2

1

3

BANDON

55

18

20

15

4

16

55

BANTRY

16

8

8

3

2

4

17

BEAL AN MHUIRTHEAD

6

3

2

1

6

BRAY

52

19

21

18

14

53

BUNCRANA

13

1

3

2

8

13

CAHIRCIVEEN

1

1

1

CARLOW

42

10

16

7

6

13

42

CARNDONAGH

3

1

2

3

CARRICK ON SHANNON

4

1

3

4

CARRICK ON SUIR

12

3

5

2

5

12

CARRICKMACROSS

77

16

28

1

9

39

77

CASHEL

26

4

5

8

3

10

26

CASTLEBAR

51

10

19

24

2

7

52

CASTLEREA

3

3

3

CAVAN

24

5

11

1

4

8

24

CLIFDEN

6

2

4

2

6

CLONAKILTY

10

5

7

1

2

10

CLONMEL

56

5

11

3

17

25

56

CORK CITY

337

91

187

17

65

70

339

DOIRE AN FHEICH

1

1

1

DONEGAL

12

2

4

5

3

12

DROGHEDA

64

22

39

3

16

6

64

DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

1,586

386

545

72

425

558

1,600

Table continued

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Column 6

Column 7

Column 8

Persons Listed

No of Driver Numbers recorded on Conviction

No of Persons Convicted

No of Persons non convictions

No of Persons Strike Out

No of Persons Strike out not Served

Total

DUNDALK

49

8

21

8

10

10

49

DUNGARVAN

15

3

4

2

4

6

16

ENNIS

143

26

45

45

31

22

143

FERMOY

58

12

22

1

20

16

59

GALWAY

346

47

128

26

108

87

349

GOREY

38

17

21

8

2

7

38

GORT

57

5

16

2

22

19

59

KENMARE

1

0

1

1

KILCOCK

33

9

16

3

3

11

33

KILKENNY

96

21

32

17

19

28

96

KILLALOE

12

1

3

2

3

4

12

KILLARNEY

36

2

6

9

9

12

36

KILLORGLIN

6

2

2

2

6

KILRUSH

2

2

2

2

LETTERKENNY

25

7

12

5

2

6

25

LIMERICK

321

38

88

83

93

59

323

LISMORE

9

2

3

1

4

1

9

LISTOWEL

31

1

5

9

10

6

30

LONGFORD

37

9

12

13

12

37

LOUGHREA

40

5

15

5

14

7

41

MACROOM

37

9

14

11

4

9

38

MALLOW

79

26

39

2

28

12

81

MEATH

59

17

22

3

16

18

59

MIDLETON

94

16

28

32

34

94

MONAGHAN

35

1

12

4

3

16

35

MULLINGAR

34

9

16

3

10

5

34

NAAS

92

28

54

13

3

23

93

NAVAN

22

6

8

1

4

9

22

NENAGH

10

1

3

3

4

10

NEWCASTLE WEST

44

0

5

3

19

17

44

PORTLAOISE

76

11

24

5

6

41

76

ROSCOMMON

23

8

11

2

3

7

23

SLIGO

38

3

11

15

12

38

STROKESTOWN

6

2

3

1

1

1

6

THURLES

12

1

2

1

4

5

12

TIPPERARY

15

2

6

1

3

5

15

TRALEE

86

5

11

25

24

27

87

TRIM

9

1

2

5

2

9

TUAM

27

7

10

3

8

6

27

TUBBERCURRY

14

1

3

6

5

14

TULLAMORE

45

16

25

9

11

45

VIRGINIA

11

5

6

5

11

WATERFORD CITY

80

7

19

6

42

19

86

WESTPORT

5

1

1

1

3

5

WEXFORD

138

54

61

43

18

17

139

WICKLOW

23

9

9

5

9

23

YOUGHAL

5

1

3

1

5

Total

5,082

1,111

1,850

531

1,265

1,478

5,124

3) Report on No. of Persons before the court for driving while holding a mobile phone:

January – March 2017

Note 1: Report is for Persons before the court between 1 January 2017 – 31 March 2017

Note 2: A person could be convicted and not convicted and will appear twice on the report

Note 3: Report is on persons where offences has been finally determined

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Column 6

Column 7

Column 8

Persons Listed

No of Driver Numbers recorded on Conviction

No of Persons Convicted

No of Persons non convictions

No of Persons Strike Out

No of Persons Strike out not Served

Total

AN CLOCHAN LIATH

1

0

1

1

AN DAINGEAN

1

1

1

ARDEE

7

4

5

1

1

7

ARKLOW

3

3

3

ATHLONE

7

1

3

1

3

7

ATHY

3

1

2

3

BALLAGHADERREEN

3

2

1

3

BALLINA

7

1

1

4

1

1

7

BALLINASLOE

3

1

1

1

1

3

BALLYSHANNON

1

0

1

1

BANDON

25

8

11

10

4

25

BANTRY

3

1

2

1

3

BRAY

23

6

7

1

9

6

23

BUNCRANA

4

1

3

4

CARLOW

16

4

7

2

1

6

16

CARNDONAGH

1

0

1

1

CARRICK ON SHANNON

1

1

1

1

CARRICKMACROSS

11

6

7

1

2

1

11

CASHEL

11

2

2

1

1

7

11

CASTLEBAR

8

2

2

3

1

2

8

CAVAN

9

3

4

1

1

3

9

CLIFDEN

1

1

1

CLONAKILTY

7

2

3

4

7

CLONMEL

11

1

2

3

3

3

11

CORK CITY

112

30

51

16

19

26

112

DONEGAL

6

2

2

3

1

6

DROGHEDA

18

6

10

1

4

3

18

DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

436

98

141

24

114

157

436

DUNDALK

8

1

3

2

3

8

DUNGARVAN

3

1

1

2

3

ENNIS

22

3

6

6

5

5

22

FERMOY

18

4

6

6

6

18

GALWAY

85

13

38

4

27

17

86

GOREY

7

2

2

1

4

7

GORT

18

4

7

5

6

18

KENMARE

1

1

1

KILCOCK

19

5

7

5

7

19

KILKENNY

30

4

9

6

5

10

30

KILLALOE

3

1

1

2

3

KILLARNEY

30

2

4

16

2

8

30

KILLORGLIN

2

1

1

2

KILRUSH

3

1

1

2

3

Table contd.

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Column 6

Column 7

Column 8

Persons Listed

No of Driver Numbers recorded on Conviction

No of Persons Convicted

No of Persons non convictions

No of Persons Strike Out

No of Persons Strike out not Served

Total

LETTERKENNY

7

1

1

2

4

7

LIMERICK

176

27

59

46

38

33

176

LISMORE

1

1

1

1

LISTOWEL

10

1

1

1

7

1

10

LONGFORD

7

4

4

1

2

7

LOUGHREA

3

1

2

3

MACROOM

30

6

15

1

7

7

30

MALLOW

17

7

9

1

5

2

17

MEATH

34

9

9

1

9

15

34

MIDLETON

25

5

5

5

15

25

MONAGHAN

5

0

4

1

5

MULLINGAR

6

1

1

5

6

NAAS

44

9

25

6

5

8

44

NENAGH

1

1

1

NEWCASTLE WEST

50

2

14

29

7

50

PORTLAOISE

16

4

7

2

1

6

16

ROSCOMMON

7

1

4

1

1

1

7

SKIBBEREEN

2

2

2

SLIGO

11

0

1

5

5

11

STROKESTOWN

5

2

3

5

THURLES

7

2

5

7

TIPPERARY

10

1

2

5

3

10

TRALEE

41

4

5

14

12

11

42

TUAM

8

2

4

1

3

8

TUBBERCURRY

2

1

2

2

TULLAMORE

13

3

7

2

4

13

VIRGINIA

2

1

1

1

2

WATERFORD CITY

22

2

5

3

9

5

22

WESTPORT

2

1

1

2

WEXFORD

39

11

15

7

12

5

39

WICKLOW

8

1

3

4

1

8

YOUGHAL

2

2

2

Total

1,601

324

554

188

405

456

1,603

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