I have requested reports from An Garda Síochána and the Courts Service in relation to the matter referred to in the Deputy's question and will contact the Deputy directly on receipt of these reports.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A.
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 16 May 2017, in which you asked 'the number of persons convicted and arrested for drink driving by age, gender, county and Garda district for each year from 2007. As you will recall, the information you requested could not be obtained in the time available, and I undertook to contact you directly on receipt of a report from both the Courts Service and An Garda Síochána.
I am informed by the Courts Service that it is not a position to provide a breakdown by age, by gender, by county or by Garda District, however they have provided the number of persons convicted for drink driving by District Court area. I am further informed that in respect of some District Court areas included in the table (e.g. Adare, Ballinrobe, Ballyconnell, Swanlinbar) there are no entries for some years, which, in most instances, reflects the fact that the District Court no longer sits at such venues. I am still awaiting the information you have requested on the number of persons arrested for drink driving from An Garda Síochána and my Department has been in contact with Garda authorities on a number of occasions regarding this matter. I will forward on this information once it is to hand.
To assist you further, I would also direct your attention to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) website (www.cso.ie). Please see the StatBank on the Database page, which is the CSO's main data dissemination service. Under 'People and Society' you will find 'Crime and Justice', which holds the recorded crime statistics and the recorded incidents of driving/in charge of a vehicle while over legal alcohol limit by Garda Division for each quarter from Quarter 1 of 2003 to Quarter 4 of 2016.Table: No of Persons convicted for speeding per court area between 1st January 2007 to 30th April 2017.
Note: Court Service is unable to provide figures for speeding by age, gender, county and Garda District.
Court Area
|
JAN - DEC 2007
|
JAN - DEC 2008
|
JAN - DEC 2009
|
JAN - DEC 2010
|
JAN - DEC 2011
|
JAN - DEC 2012
|
JAN - DEC 2013
|
JAN - DEC 2014
|
JAN - DEC 2015
|
JAN - DEC 2016
|
JAN - APR 2017
|
ABBEYFEALE
|
16
|
3
|
2
|
7
|
22
|
30
|
11
|
16
|
|
|
|
ADARE
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AN CLOCHAN LIATH
|
4
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
6
|
|
4
|
4
|
6
|
1
|
AN DAINGEAN
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
AN FAL CARRACH
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
AN SPIDEAL
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
11
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
ARDEE
|
17
|
23
|
40
|
21
|
27
|
29
|
27
|
67
|
37
|
77
|
22
|
ARKLOW
|
47
|
58
|
40
|
27
|
34
|
98
|
143
|
145
|
64
|
11
|
3
|
ARVA
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ATHENRY
|
7
|
4
|
4
|
11
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ATHLONE
|
23
|
6
|
10
|
19
|
22
|
13
|
33
|
99
|
238
|
91
|
13
|
ATHY
|
84
|
106
|
28
|
21
|
12
|
10
|
15
|
44
|
85
|
25
|
20
|
BAILIEBOROUGH
|
10
|
8
|
3
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALLAGHADERREEN
|
7
|
5
|
2
|
8
|
9
|
5
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
BALLINA
|
3
|
4
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
4
|
12
|
4
|
BALLINAMORE
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALLINASLOE
|
68
|
61
|
38
|
53
|
23
|
72
|
70
|
56
|
57
|
37
|
20
|
BALLYBAY
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALLINROBE
|
|
|
19
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALLYCONNELL & SWANLINBAR
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
BALLYHAUNIS
|
22
|
42
|
13
|
7
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
BALLYMOTE
|
20
|
33
|
49
|
72
|
39
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALLYSHANNON
|
15
|
27
|
26
|
34
|
28
|
56
|
28
|
19
|
32
|
19
|
14
|
BALTINGLASS
|
10
|
16
|
24
|
6
|
2
|
12
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
BANAGHER
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BANDON
|
3
|
22
|
23
|
7
|
10
|
21
|
13
|
63
|
40
|
31
|
11
|
BANTRY
|
|
7
|
5
|
4
|
8
|
11
|
1
|
8
|
14
|
3
|
5
|
BEAL AN MHUIRTHEAD
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
BIRR
|
7
|
5
|
42
|
13
|
22
|
9
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
Court Area
|
JAN-DEC 2007
|
JAN - DEC 2008
|
JAN - DEC 2009
|
JAN - DEC 2010
|
JAN - DEC 2011
|
JAN - DEC 2012
|
JAN - DEC 2013
|
JAN - DEC 2014
|
JAN - DEC 2015
|
JAN - DEC 2016
|
JAN - APR 2017
|
BORRISOKANE
|
2
|
1
|
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BOYLE
|
23
|
34
|
10
|
6
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BRAY
|
76
|
74
|
61
|
62
|
113
|
166
|
126
|
61
|
162
|
117
|
27
|
BRUFF
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BUNCRANA
|
13
|
5
|
6
|
4
|
12
|
16
|
17
|
13
|
37
|
3
|
3
|
CAHIR
|
20
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAHIRCIVEEN
|
2
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAPPOQUIN
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CARLINGFORD
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CARLOW
|
43
|
131
|
47
|
29
|
34
|
56
|
41
|
81
|
215
|
41
|
23
|
CARNDONAGH
|
3
|
4
|
|
3
|
14
|
8
|
16
|
18
|
15
|
17
|
5
|
CARRICK ON SHANNON
|
15
|
16
|
38
|
96
|
6
|
14
|
75
|
38
|
71
|
26
|
5
|
CARRICK ON SUIR
|
7
|
16
|
16
|
5
|
5
|
2
|
21
|
3
|
5
|
7
|
12
|
CASHEL
|
52
|
65
|
69
|
50
|
42
|
32
|
10
|
110
|
102
|
41
|
21
|
CASTLEBAR
|
1
|
6
|
26
|
27
|
29
|
20
|
32
|
78
|
33
|
29
|
18
|
CASTLEBLANEY
|
23
|
3
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASTLECOMER
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
6
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASTLEISLAND
|
37
|
39
|
35
|
17
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASTLEPOLLARD
|
2
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASTLEREA
|
15
|
21
|
9
|
5
|
3
|
30
|
|
25
|
19
|
3
|
|
CASTLETOWN BERE
|
3
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAVAN
|
32
|
27
|
16
|
31
|
35
|
29
|
11
|
20
|
81
|
134
|
32
|
CHARLESTOWN
|
4
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CLAREMORRIS
|
11
|
15
|
21
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CLIFDEN
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
4
|
|
|
CLONAKILTY
|
5
|
4
|
12
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
CLONES
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CLONMEL
|
31
|
19
|
27
|
28
|
13
|
7
|
22
|
44
|
32
|
29
|
9
|
COACHFORD
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COBH
|
1
|
5
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COOTEHILL
|
5
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CORK CITY
|
499
|
524
|
411
|
321
|
220
|
289
|
299
|
326
|
403
|
277
|
149
|
COROFIN
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DOIRE AN FHEICH
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25
|
13
|
64
|
35
|
9
|
DONEGAL
|
17
|
34
|
10
|
25
|
18
|
29
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
11
|
11
|
DROGHEDA
|
79
|
140
|
146
|
248
|
111
|
153
|
77
|
142
|
66
|
67
|
13
|
table cont.
Court Area
|
JAN - DEC 2007
|
JAN - DEC 2008
|
JAN - DEC 2009
|
JAN - DEC 2010
|
JAN - DEC 2011
|
JAN - DEC 2012
|
JAN - DEC 2013
|
JAN - DEC 2014
|
JAN - DEC 2015
|
JAN - DEC 2016
|
JAN - APR 2017
|
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
|
3,033
|
2,233
|
2,880
|
1,188
|
1,567
|
2,496
|
2,921
|
2,110
|
1,816
|
1,865
|
899
|
DUNDALK
|
39
|
42
|
76
|
73
|
84
|
50
|
30
|
55
|
100
|
109
|
16
|
DUNGARVAN
|
23
|
55
|
62
|
95
|
60
|
24
|
30
|
87
|
107
|
63
|
27
|
DUNLEER
|
49
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DUNMANWAY
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DUNMORE
|
16
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DUNSHAUGHLIN
|
110
|
187
|
173
|
69
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EASKY
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ENNIS
|
108
|
163
|
135
|
129
|
73
|
107
|
127
|
199
|
210
|
137
|
81
|
ENNISCORTHY
|
39
|
82
|
30
|
30
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ENNISTYMON
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
7
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FERMOY
|
23
|
38
|
32
|
42
|
65
|
56
|
51
|
83
|
89
|
82
|
10
|
FOXFORD
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GALWAY
|
36
|
47
|
59
|
59
|
46
|
77
|
63
|
120
|
343
|
263
|
66
|
GLENAMADDY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GOREY
|
40
|
37
|
69
|
38
|
75
|
99
|
102
|
143
|
174
|
139
|
57
|
GORT
|
4
|
7
|
16
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
6
|
5
|
39
|
14
|
5
|
GRANARD
|
8
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GRANGE
|
6
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
HEADFORD
|
10
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KANTURK
|
18
|
27
|
9
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KELLS
|
20
|
16
|
16
|
5
|
5
|
11
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
KENMARE
|
5
|
1
|
3
|
|
|
1
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
|
KILCOCK
|
33
|
55
|
61
|
75
|
80
|
58
|
91
|
86
|
124
|
77
|
47
|
KILCORMAC
|
22
|
28
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KILDARE
|
36
|
51
|
48
|
59
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KILDYSART
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KILKEE
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KILKENNY
|
16
|
102
|
209
|
81
|
97
|
131
|
121
|
214
|
283
|
242
|
58
|
KILLALOE
|
1
|
20
|
21
|
14
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
20
|
23
|
12
|
3
|
KILLARNEY
|
17
|
50
|
22
|
5
|
10
|
19
|
13
|
43
|
42
|
56
|
28
|
KILLENAULE
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KILLORGLIN
|
13
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
19
|
1
|
3
|
|
|
|
KILLUCAN
|
3
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KILMACTHOMAS
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Court Area
|
JAN - DEC 2007
|
JAN - DEC 2008
|
JAN - DEC 2009
|
JAN - DEC 2010
|
JAN - DEC 2011
|
JAN - DEC 2012
|
JAN - DEC 2013
|
JAN - DEC 2014
|
JAN - DEC 2015
|
JAN - DEC 2016
|
JAN - APR 2017
|
KILMALLOCK
|
18
|
27
|
20
|
18
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KILRUSH
|
9
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
22
|
19
|
10
|
8
|
KILTIMAGH
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KINSALE
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
5
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
KINVARA
|
10
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LETTERKENNY
|
40
|
89
|
36
|
29
|
15
|
27
|
24
|
49
|
90
|
70
|
22
|
LIMERICK
|
107
|
120
|
157
|
74
|
83
|
162
|
207
|
243
|
272
|
305
|
116
|
LISMORE
|
3
|
13
|
9
|
8
|
|
|
2
|
12
|
7
|
14
|
|
LISTOWEL
|
13
|
33
|
19
|
7
|
16
|
44
|
21
|
38
|
34
|
25
|
11
|
LONGFORD
|
53
|
29
|
18
|
16
|
15
|
63
|
92
|
100
|
71
|
52
|
19
|
LOUGHREA
|
15
|
24
|
33
|
28
|
28
|
40
|
48
|
64
|
61
|
55
|
20
|
MACROOM
|
11
|
45
|
68
|
36
|
41
|
57
|
49
|
117
|
122
|
40
|
20
|
MALLOW
|
17
|
59
|
5
|
18
|
28
|
128
|
126
|
100
|
137
|
92
|
16
|
MANORHAMILTON
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
|
1
|
MEATH
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
114
|
49
|
MIDLETON
|
59
|
80
|
45
|
25
|
54
|
145
|
153
|
154
|
117
|
75
|
27
|
MILLSTREET
|
|
5
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MILTOWN MALBAY
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MITCHELSTOWN
|
42
|
50
|
28
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MONAGHAN
|
13
|
8
|
3
|
14
|
26
|
17
|
18
|
33
|
50
|
43
|
20
|
MULLINGAR
|
22
|
48
|
29
|
35
|
35
|
69
|
81
|
213
|
181
|
114
|
14
|
NA GLEANNTA
|
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
NAAS
|
225
|
317
|
308
|
239
|
238
|
338
|
262
|
380
|
704
|
476
|
188
|
NAVAN
|
119
|
107
|
67
|
23
|
79
|
21
|
60
|
80
|
94
|
40
|
|
NENAGH
|
32
|
42
|
47
|
13
|
9
|
10
|
20
|
43
|
85
|
95
|
31
|
NEW ROSS
|
41
|
81
|
108
|
62
|
42
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NEWCASTLE WEST
|
16
|
18
|
14
|
11
|
30
|
55
|
45
|
145
|
168
|
212
|
54
|
NEWPORT
|
15
|
27
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PORTARLINGTON
|
12
|
15
|
3
|
12
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PORTLAOISE
|
145
|
179
|
302
|
105
|
66
|
68
|
77
|
269
|
100
|
88
|
49
|
PORTUMNA
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RATHDRUM
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RATHKEALE
|
69
|
91
|
77
|
61
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RIVERSTOWN
|
2
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ROSCOMMON
|
18
|
22
|
27
|
26
|
23
|
81
|
43
|
48
|
57
|
20
|
10
|
ROSCREA
|
36
|
22
|
24
|
17
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHANNON
|
38
|
21
|
30
|
35
|
22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SKIBBEREEN
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
9
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
Court Area
|
JAN - DEC 2007
|
JAN - DEC 2008
|
JAN - DEC 2009
|
JAN - DEC 2010
|
JAN - DEC 2011
|
JAN - DEC 2012
|
JAN - DEC 2013
|
JAN - DEC 2014
|
JAN - DEC 2015
|
JAN - DEC 2016
|
JAN - APR 2017
|
SLIGO
|
37
|
70
|
82
|
134
|
38
|
36
|
48
|
43
|
131
|
78
|
24
|
STROKESTOWN
|
52
|
60
|
24
|
20
|
26
|
27
|
24
|
35
|
37
|
8
|
4
|
SWINFORD
|
3
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
TALLOW
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TEMPLEMORE
|
4
|
16
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
THOMASTOWN
|
63
|
38
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
THURLES
|
45
|
65
|
42
|
36
|
18
|
31
|
29
|
83
|
51
|
62
|
23
|
TIPPERARY
|
7
|
7
|
17
|
4
|
9
|
3
|
9
|
9
|
12
|
10
|
1
|
TRALEE
|
17
|
37
|
17
|
11
|
10
|
10
|
7
|
30
|
19
|
15
|
14
|
TRIM
|
73
|
69
|
38
|
20
|
31
|
53
|
23
|
28
|
41
|
3
|
|
TUAM
|
13
|
33
|
34
|
21
|
21
|
38
|
25
|
46
|
48
|
35
|
12
|
TUBBERCURRY
|
13
|
6
|
53
|
34
|
17
|
11
|
14
|
11
|
7
|
12
|
4
|
TULLA
|
3
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TULLAMORE
|
25
|
54
|
55
|
29
|
55
|
64
|
51
|
154
|
100
|
55
|
12
|
TULLOW
|
24
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
VIRGINIA
|
38
|
37
|
23
|
8
|
16
|
29
|
28
|
30
|
72
|
35
|
17
|
WATERFORD CITY
|
77
|
100
|
146
|
154
|
91
|
151
|
126
|
173
|
113
|
98
|
37
|
WESTPORT
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEXFORD
|
80
|
89
|
134
|
85
|
116
|
70
|
94
|
182
|
252
|
109
|
54
|
WICKLOW
|
86
|
89
|
125
|
45
|
66
|
65
|
55
|
200
|
88
|
82
|
25
|
YOUGHAL
|
8
|
19
|
11
|
5
|
4
|
2
|
10
|
8
|
15
|
10
|
1
|
Total
|
7,099
|
7,429
|
7,618
|
4,872
|
4,591
|
6,356
|
6,674
|
7,864
|
8,642
|
6,803
|
2,680
|