As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions, which include the provision of information on the courts system.
I have requested a report from the Courts Service in relation to the matters raised and I will contact the Deputy directly on receipt of this report.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 55 for answer on Thursday, 1 June 2017 in which you sought the following:
"the number of persons that have had their driver licence numbers recorded in court following the commencement of section 33 of the Road Traffic Act2016 requiring the presiding judge to ask a person convicted in court for a driving offence to produce their licence, by district court, since 13 April2017; the number of persons that failed to produce their licence and the number of prosecutions commenced for the offence of the non-production of a licence in court, by district court, since 13 April 2017".
As you may recall, the information you requested could not be obtained in the time available, and an undertaking was made to contact you directly on receipt of the report from the Courts Service.
I am advised that the Courts Service is not in a position to differentiate between licence numbers recorded following production of a driving licence in Court and those recorded where the driving licence number was provided to the Courts Service as part of the original summons application process. I am further advised by the Courts Service that the following table details the number of persons convicted for specific road offences from 13 April 2017 to 13 May 2017.
The following table, provided by the Courts Service details the following information:
Column 1: Number of persons convicted for specific road traffic offences
Column 2: Number of persons where licence has been recorded
Column 3: Number of persons where no licence has been recorded.
I hope you find this information useful.
Report on the Number of Persons Convicted for Specific Road Traffic Offences from 13 April 2017 to 13 May 2017.Column 1: Number of persons convicted for specific road traffic offencesColumn 2: Number of persons where licence has been recordedColumn 3: Number of persons where no licence has been recorded
|
Court Area
|
No. of Persons Convicted
|
No. of Licences Recorded
|
No. of Persons no licence recorded
|
|
ARKLOW
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
|
ATHLONE
|
12
|
6
|
6
|
|
ATHY
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
|
BALLINA
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
|
BANDON
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
|
BALLINASLOE
|
30
|
7
|
23
|
|
BALLAGHADERREEN
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
|
BALLYSHANNON
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
|
BANTRY
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
|
BRAY
|
12
|
2
|
2
|
|
BUNCRANA
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
|
CAHIRCIVEEN
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
CARLOW
|
14
|
6
|
8
|
|
CASHEL
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
|
CAVAN
|
28
|
6
|
22
|
|
CASTLEBAR
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
|
CLIFDEN
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
CLONMEL
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
|
CLONAKILTY
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
CORK CITY
|
34
|
10
|
24
|
|
CARRICK ON SHANNON
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
CARRICKMACROSS
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
|
CARRICK ON SUIR
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
|
CASTLEREA
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
|
AN DAINGEAN
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
|
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
|
266
|
86
|
181
|
|
DUNGARVAN
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
|
DONEGAL
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
DROGHEDA
|
7
|
2
|
5
|
|
DOIRE AN FHEICH
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
DUNDALK
|
9
|
1
|
8
|
|
AN CLOCHAN LIATH
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
ENNIS
|
27
|
6
|
22
|
|
AN FAL CARRACH
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
FERMOY
|
13
|
2
|
11
|
|
GALWAY
|
35
|
3
|
32
|
|
GORT
|
9
|
1
|
8
|
|
GOREY
|
22
|
12
|
10
|
|
KILLALOE
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
KILCOCK
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
KILKENNY
|
15
|
3
|
12
|
|
LETTERKENNY
|
16
|
1
|
15
|
|
LIMERICK
|
84
|
7
|
77
|
|
LISMORE
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
|
LONGFORD
|
16
|
8
|
8
|
|
LOUGHREA
|
9
|
4
|
5
|
|
MACROOM
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
|
MALLOW
|
14
|
2
|
12
|
|
MIDLETON
|
15
|
5
|
10
|
|
MEATH
|
24
|
3
|
21
|
|
MONAGHAN
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
|
MULLINGAR
|
15
|
4
|
11
|
|
NAAS
|
23
|
8
|
15
|
|
NENAGH
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
|
NEWCASTLE WEST
|
23
|
4
|
19
|
|
PORTLAOISE
|
34
|
14
|
20
|
|
ROSCOMMON
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
|
SKIBBEREEN
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
SLIGO
|
9
|
1
|
8
|
|
STROKESTOWN
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
|
THURLES
|
17
|
6
|
11
|
|
TIPPERARY
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
TRALEE
|
11
|
3
|
8
|
|
TUAM
|
15
|
4
|
11
|
|
TUBBERCURRY
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
TULLAMORE
|
18
|
6
|
12
|
|
VIRGINIA
|
15
|
4
|
11
|
|
WEXFORD
|
8
|
6
|
3
|
|
WICKLOW
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
|
WESTPORT
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
WATERFORD CITY
|
18
|
7
|
11
|
|
YOUGHAL
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
TOTAL
|
1,068
|
301
|
770
|
