Written Answers Nos. 524-547
524. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the outcome of discussions he has had with the telecommunications regulator and the telecommunications providers regarding the inadequate mobile telephone coverage in County Donegal; his plans to deal with the substandard service available in County Donegal at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42858/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe provision of telecommunications services, including mobile phone services, is a matter for the service providers concerned which operate in a fully liberalised market regulated by the independent regulator of the telecommunications sector, the Commission for Communications Regulation, ComReg. I do not have statutory authority to require commercial companies to roll out services to particular locations.
Any customer across Ireland who experiences service difficulties, including those in County Donegal, should raise the matter with the service provider in the first instance. If this fails to resolve matters, customers can and should refer a complaint to ComReg, which will investigate the service provider's compliance with its contractual obligations.
However, notwithstanding the independence of ComReg, I recognise the frustration experienced across Ireland where telecommunications networks are not always delivering the services people expect. In that regard, I specifically included in the Programme for Government a commitment to a Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce. In July 2016, I established the Taskforce to identify immediate solutions to broadband and mobile phone coverage deficits and investigate how better services could be provided to consumers, prior to the full build and roll-out of the network planned under the National Broadband Plan State intervention. The December 2016 report of the Taskforce is available on my Department's website.
The Taskforce worked with Departments, local authorities, ComReg, State agencies, the telecoms industry and other key stakeholders to produce the report which contains 40 actions to alleviate some of the telecommunications deficits across Ireland. To maintain momentum, I established an Implementation Group to drive and monitor implementation of the actions, bringing together all key stakeholders responsible for delivery. This group will report on progress every 90 days and has met twice this year, in March and July, with another meeting due to take place in the coming weeks. Two quarterly progress reports have been published so far, which are available on my Department's website. These demonstrate that good progress has been made in delivering the actions. I am also pleased at the sustained level of engagement between action owners and industry.
This engagement was clearly demonstrated last Friday in Athlone, where myself and Minister Kyne jointly hosted the first National Stakeholder Forum. This Forum arose out of a recognition by the Taskforce that, given the rapid pace of technology and the emergence of new equipment and solutions to deliver telecommunications services, it was critical that an opportunity be afforded to stakeholders to raise concerns on impediments to the roll-out of services. At last week’s Forum, the opportunity was taken not only to discuss the issues impacting on such roll-out, but also to suggest new recommended actions to the Taskforce that will assist in providing improved services to consumers and in preparing for the roll-out of the new NBP network once contracts are in place. The Forum will also inform the review to be conducted prior to completion of an annual report by the Implementation Group for the end of 2017.
In addition, following regulations which I signed last year, ComReg’s announcement earlier this year of the results of its auction for the 3.6GHz radio spectrum band, will mean an 86% increase in spectrum capacity to meet the growing demand for mobile and wireless broadband services across rural and urban areas. The award of 15-year licences for the rights of use in this band will provide stability and create future investment certainty. Spectrum was also awarded in lots covering nine urban and rural regions across Ireland.
The very significant commercial investment by mobile operators has resulted in improved services, with at least one operator now having in excess of 90% 4G population coverage.
525. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on reports in the media (details supplied) which report 400 post office closures throughout the country; his plans regarding same; if an assurance can be given to postmasters on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42234/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra528. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the outstanding recommendations of the post office network business development group; the estimated cost of implementing all recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42337/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 525 and 528 together.
I refer to the reply to Question No 22 of 4 October and to the topical issues debate on post offices in the House on the same date.
It is Government policy that An Post remains a strong, viable company in a position to provide a high quality, nationwide postal service and that it maintains a nationwide customer-focused network of post offices in the community. However, the An Post Group lost €13.7 million in 2016 with the core mails business losing over €30 million. An Post has entered a period of structural change and decline in activity mainly due to the impact of e-substitution on mail volumes and post office transactions. This has had a significant impact on the post office network and I understand that overall activity levels are down approximately 15% since 2013. In addition, annual payments have reduced by up to 20% in some offices. There is no doubt that the environment in which the post office operates is changing and the network needs to change to thrive, particularly with the move to digital transactions.
As Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, I am responsible for the postal sector including the governance of An Post. Operational matters relating to the company’s retail business, including the post office network, are matters for the Board and management of An Post. I appreciate that there is concern regarding the potential closure of post offices and the potential number involved. This has been exacerbated by the media coverage on this issue over the past week. I would again reiterate that no definitive decision has been made by An Post regarding post office closures. The post office plays an important role in serving the needs of business and domestic customers alike and this is at the forefront of An Post’s mandate. Government remains fully committed to a sustainable post office network which it sees as a key piece of economic and social infrastructure for both rural and urban areas.
The fundamental review of the company is being undertaken to identify the strategic changes and restructuring necessary to put the company on a sound financial footing. An Post has recognised the realities of the current postal environment and is transforming how it does business to be a better fit for the future of e-commerce, where the average spend per consumer in Ireland is forecast to nearly double in the next five years. It is imperative that the network be restructured into a viable sustainable, modern and vibrant network for the future, capable of adapting to the changing environment in which it operates. Inevitably, the scale of the envisaged change will impact on individual postmasters and some postmasters, who have given long and dedicated service to their local communities and to An Post, may find it a challenge to adapt to a very significant renewal programme. Any changes in this area will have to be the subject of negotiation between An Post and the postmasters. I continue to encourage An Post to continue to work closely with all parties to find an agreed solution to the renewal of the network.
I have met the Irish Postmasters’ Union and was interested to hear their perspective on how to renew what continues to be a very valuable resource for both urban and rural communities.
Until such time as the review is finalised and assessed it is not be possible to comment further. Government will be briefed once a definitive strategy has been agreed.
526. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of occasions on which he has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the persons he has met with; the dates of these meetings; the details of the basis of the lobbying; his views on the issues raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42286/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015, persons who fall within the scope of the Act who communicate with Designated Public Officials about relevant matters must register and submit returns of lobbying activity. Details of the lobbying activity, if any, referred to by the Deputy can be accessed on the Register of Lobbying maintained under the Act by the Standards in Public Office Commission.
527. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the roll-out of at least 30 Mb broadband speeds to a location (details supplied) in County Donegal as part of the national broadband plan; if such areas with poor or no broadband coverage will be prioritised during the roll-out phase as part of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42302/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Government's National Broadband Plan, NBP, will ensure high-speed broadband access (minimum 30 megabits per second) to all premises in Ireland, regardless of location. The NBP has been a catalyst in encouraging investment by the telecoms sector so that, to date, approximately 1.5 million or 65% of the 2.3 million premises in Ireland can get high-speed broadband and this footprint is expanding.
In April, I published an updated High-Speed Broadband Map which is available at: www.broadband.gov.ie. This map shows the areas targeted by commercial operators to provide high-speed broadband services and the areas that will be included in the State Intervention Area. The Map is searchable by Eircode by individuals who are seeking information:
- The BLUE areas on the Map represent those areas where commercial telecommunications providers are either currently delivering, or have indicated plans to deliver high-speed broadband services;
- The AMBER areas on the Map represent the areas that will require State intervention and are the subject of a procurement process.
The map shows that there are over 101,000 premises in County Donegal, about 68,000 of which fall within a BLUE area of the Map and will be covered by commercial operators. Just under 17,000 of these 68,000 premises form part of eir's planned rural deployment to deliver rural high speed broadband between now and the end of 2018. The remaining 33,000 premises in County Donegal fall within an AMBER area and will be part of the State-led Intervention under the National Broadband Plan.
My Department is engaged in an ongoing procurement process to select a company or companies who will roll out a new high-speed broadband network for the State-led intervention. A significant milestone in that process was reached last week with the submission of, "Detailed Solutions", by two bidders. This is the last stage before receipt of final tenders and ultimate progression to the appointment of a preferred bidder(s).
To improve both mobile and broadband services in rural Ireland in advance of the roll-out of the high-speed broadband network to be built in the State intervention area, I established in July 2016 a Taskforce to identify solutions which can be implemented in the short, medium and long term to alleviate mobile phone and broadband coverage deficits, to identify priority areas for roll-out and investigate how better services could be provided to consumers. These solutions will enhance the existing services prior to the full build and roll-out of the network planned under the NBP State-led intervention.
Under this Taskforce, engagement between telecommunications operators and local authorities through the Broadband Officers is continuing to strengthen. These Broadband Officers are acting as single points of contact in local authorities for their communities. The appointment of these officers is already reaping rewards in terms of ensuring a much greater degree of consistency in engagements with operators and clearing obstacles to developing infrastructure. There is a link to a list of these local Broadband Officers on my Department's website.
529. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the anticipated timeframe for the completion of the tender process for broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42338/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department is engaged in an on-going procurement process to select a company or companies who will roll-out a new high speed broadband network for the State-led intervention under the National Broadband Plan, NBP.
Last Tuesday, 26 September, 2017, "Detailed Solutions" were submitted to my Department by two bidders as part of that ongoing procurement process. These bidders were Eircom Limited and the Granahan McCourt, enet, SSE, John Laing Group plc consortium. This is a significant and positive milestone in the process and the path to a digitally equal Ireland.
My Department's specialist NBP team, comprising a broad mix of expertise and experience including specialists in procurement, project management, engineering, commercial and financial analysts as well as legal advisors will now evaluate these two submissions over the coming weeks. The procurement process has now entered its final stages.
To improve both mobile and broadband services in rural Ireland in advance of the roll-out of the high-speed broadband network to be built in the State intervention area, I established a Taskforce to identify immediate solutions to mobile phone and broadband coverage deficits and investigate how better services could be provided to consumers. These solutions will enhance the existing services prior to the full build and roll-out of the network planned under the National Broadband Plan State intervention.
530. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or officials from his Department have met with or had representations made to them regarding energy policy and renewable energy by representatives of a company (details supplied); and the details of all such meetings or representations. [42385/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraTo date, neither I or my officials have had meetings or representations from the company named by the Deputy. My officials have occasionally met a representative of the company (who is also a member of the Board of SEAI) on an informal basis as part of routine engagement with energy sector stakeholders. Recently, a formal request to meet officials was received, however no arrangements have yet been made. Such interactions are characteristic of ongoing engagement by the Department with energy sector stakeholders.
531. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost to the State of the request by An Garda Síochána in July 2016 for new roadside breath test devices to have functional capacity to collect specific types of information and data which An Garda Síochána had previously requested (details supplied) in view of the fact that this request, so late on in the procurement process which was at that point 80% complete, set back the whole process by 12 to 15 months. [42890/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThis is a matter for the Medical Bureau of Road Safety. I have referred the question to the Bureau for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response is not received within ten days.
532. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which recreational amenity requirements continue to be reviewed throughout County Kildare, having particular regard to previous unsuccessful applications for funding toward a swimming pool, the case for which remains stronger than ever; the extent to which negotiations continue to take place with a college (details supplied) or a company in respect of a swimming pool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42464/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy is aware, in January 2016, my Department contacted local authorities and sought expressions of interest in a limited round of swimming pool allocations for the construction of new swimming pools or the refurbishment of existing pools, subject to funding becoming available from other projects where those projects would not be progressed.
The local authorities were informed that they would be required to show inter alia that they would have chargeable title to the proposed facility, would be able to progress the project without delay and that they would also need to show that the pool would serve an existing need for such a facility. Kildare County Council submitted an expression of interest for a pool in Maynooth, but because the Council did not have chargeable title to the proposed facility, that expression of interest was invalid.
There are four swimming pool projects in the current programme, and the priority in 2017 is on progressing these projects.
In relation to the future funding of swimming pools, my Department is currently finalising a review of national sports policy. This includes a specific focus on how Government should fund sports facilities including swimming pools in the years ahead. I would hope to be in a position to publish the new sports policy later this year.
533. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a golf club (details supplied) will receive funding from the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42529/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme closed for applications on 24 February, and I can confirm that an application has been submitted by the organisation referred to. By the closing date, a record number of 2,320 applications seeking €155 million in grants were received. Accordingly, the allocation of grants will be particularly challenging.
All of the 2,320 applications received are currently being assessed by officials in my Department. I expect to be in a position to make an announcement regarding allocations in the coming weeks.
534. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the causes for the drop in tourist numbers coming here from Britain in the past few months have been identified; his plans to reverse this trend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42540/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI welcome the overall growth in visit numbers to Ireland in the first eight months of 2017. However, the persistent decline in the numbers visiting from Great Britain continues to be a concern. The fall in the value of sterling against the euro following the Brexit vote in the UK has been the primary factor in this.
Tourism Ireland is responsible for marketing Ireland as a tourist destination in overseas markets. I am informed that it has implemented a series of actions in the GB market to address the implications of Brexit and the fall in the value of sterling. For example, a greater focus has been placed on, "culturally curious", visitors, who are less impacted by currency fluctuations and highlighting off-season breaks and value offers. I am aware also that Tourism Ireland has increased publicity and trade visits for the border area, where the impact of the drop in British visitors has been most keenly felt. As well as this, it is pursuing a market diversification strategy. This aims to attract more visitors from markets which deliver longer stays and, therefore, higher revenue returns. This strategy is bearing fruit as evidenced by the significant increase in visitors from North America and other markets thus far in 2017.
Fáilte Ireland has recently launched its Brexit Response Programme. Its new, "Get Brexit Ready", programme offers a suite of industry supports, designed to help businesses struggling with the loss of trade created by Brexit. The programme allows individual businesses to self-assess their exposures and risks and provides a range of interventions to match their needs.
535. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request organisations (details supplied) to conduct a study into a possible link between heading the ball and brain injuries, similar to that of their English counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42556/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am aware of the recent research study to which the Deputy refers. I welcome any such studies or initiatives which will ultimately make sport safer for all those involved.
I fully recognise the importance of ensuring the safety of players. Player welfare is paramount. Various organisations have concussion and head injury guidelines for their sports, which stress the importance of ensuring the health and well-being of the players.
The Deputy should be aware that neither I nor Sport Ireland have a statutory role or remit with regard to monitoring or reviewing the safety standards in use by, or applicable to, National Governing Bodies of Sport, NGBs. NGBs must, of course, abide by health and safety legislation and should have regard to any guidance issued by relevant statutory agencies. The safety of all those involved in sport is of paramount importance, whether as participants, competitors, spectators, volunteers or workers.
536. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost to the economy of the cancellation of a company's (details supplied) flights to and from Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42557/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe airline (details supplied) has announced a small number of flight cancellations to and from Dublin airport which includes 40 individual flights in the period to the end of October 2017, and a further 22 flights per week from its winter schedule running from 1 November 2017 to 24 March 2018.
It is understood that the affected routes to and from Dublin are served by multiple connections each day, and that a number of affected customers have been offered alternative flights or re-routing options by the airline, in accordance with their passenger rights under EU Regulation 261/2004.
There are no route suspensions at Dublin Airport. Ireland's air connectivity, in terms of the range of services available to support economic growth, is being maintained (albeit at a reduced level of frequency across a small number of routes).
It is not possible to assess the precise cost to the economy of the cancellation of certain services during the winter season, but in the circumstances outlined above the impact is not significant.
537. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of penalty points issued in each county in respect of each offence in the past year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42567/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe following table provides the details requested by the Deputy on the number of penalty points issued in each county in respect of each offence in the past year (1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017).
Penalty Points issued in each County By Offence (1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017):
|
Offences Type |
Carlow |
Cavan |
Clare |
Cork |
Donegal |
Dublin |
Galway |
Kerry |
Kildare |
|
22-35mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath |
9 |
42 |
54 |
183 |
42 |
216 |
99 |
54 |
81 |
|
50-80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood |
3 |
6 |
21 |
27 |
9 |
12 |
6 |
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|
67-107mg of alcohol per 100ml of urine |
3 |
9 |
21 |
12 |
21 |
6 |
15 |
3 |
|
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. M1 Vehicle |
145 |
135 |
543 |
1,139 |
242 |
1,288 |
1,605 |
220 |
368 |
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. M2 Vehicle |
11 |
3 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
||
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. M3 Vehicle |
3 |
8 |
3 |
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|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N1 Vehicle |
38 |
57 |
81 |
187 |
164 |
252 |
320 |
48 |
56 |
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N2 Vehicle |
6 |
24 |
33 |
61 |
12 |
66 |
66 |
20 |
29 |
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N3 Vehicle |
27 |
33 |
21 |
49 |
21 |
172 |
30 |
6 |
66 |
|
Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Left front wheel |
4 |
18 |
12 |
72 |
8 |
48 |
22 |
18 |
20 |
|
Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Left rear wheel |
4 |
10 |
30 |
4 |
20 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
|
|
Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Right front wheel |
4 |
18 |
22 |
60 |
10 |
36 |
22 |
16 |
12 |
|
Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Right rear wheel |
2 |
12 |
20 |
52 |
12 |
22 |
10 |
2 |
8 |
|
Breach of duties on occurrence of an accident |
20 |
25 |
45 |
195 |
15 |
245 |
60 |
35 |
25 |
|
Breach of motorway outside lane driving rule |
1 |
4 |
1 |
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|
Careless Driving |
25 |
40 |
75 |
485 |
105 |
320 |
115 |
50 |
45 |
|
Contravention of requirements at junctions |
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|
Contravention of requirements for reversing |
1 |
||||||||
|
Contravention of rules for use of mini roundabouts |
1 |
1 |
4 |
||||||
|
Cross continuous white line/broken white line |
27 |
80 |
80 |
414 |
133 |
327 |
254 |
154 |
151 |
|
Crossing 'No Entry' sign |
1 |
4 |
|||||||
|
Dangerous Driving Reduced to Careless Driving |
80 |
35 |
235 |
180 |
235 |
90 |
70 |
60 |
|
|
Drive against flow of traffic on motorway |
2 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
||||
|
Drive on hard shoulder/non carriageway - motorway |
6 |
17 |
2 |
||||||
|
Driver (Owner) Exceeding Maximum Load |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|||||
|
Driver (Owner) Exceeding Maximum Weight |
1 |
||||||||
|
Driver Exceeding Design Gross Vehicle Weight |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|||||
|
Driver Exceeding Maximum Weight |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|||||
|
Driver Fail ensure Passenger U/17 wear Safety Belt |
3 |
49 |
69 |
141 |
27 |
194 |
132 |
105 |
29 |
|
Driver Fail Restrain Child O/3 in Child Restraint |
14 |
20 |
73 |
187 |
25 |
161 |
305 |
63 |
47 |
|
Driver Fail Restrain Child U/3 in Child Restraint |
6 |
18 |
33 |
73 |
20 |
121 |
74 |
25 |
29 |
|
Driver Owner Exceeding Design Gross Vehicle Weight |
1 |
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|
Driver Owner Transmits greater Load than Max Load Permitted |
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|
Driving a vehicle while holding a mobile phone |
948 |
1,166 |
2,730 |
8,995 |
1,361 |
10,269 |
6,686 |
2,537 |
3,531 |
|
Driving along/across median strip |
2 |
4 |
8 |
30 |
8 |
38 |
22 |
6 |
8 |
|
Driving dangerously defective vehicle |
5 |
15 |
15 |
5 |
|||||
|
Driving on/across cycle track |
4 |
||||||||
|
Driving on/across footway |
1 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
|||||
|
Driving past a red light. Contrary to sec 35(5)RTA 1994 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
308 |
3 |
28 |
|||
|
Driving without reasonable consideration |
126 |
106 |
256 |
642 |
246 |
1,554 |
598 |
210 |
624 |
|
Entry to hatched marked area |
2 |
4 |
1 |
57 |
25 |
90 |
26 |
4 |
23 |
|
Exceed 100 km/h limi |
692 |
1,170 |
1,748 |
6,530 |
3,074 |
11,695 |
2,109 |
1,852 |
2,086 |
|
Exceed 120 km/h limit |
479 |
218 |
789 |
3,459 |
99 |
5,045 |
1,822 |
553 |
1,089 |
|
Exceed 30 km/h limit |
9 |
12 |
36 |
3 |
12 |
||||
|
Exceed 50 km/h limit |
2,602 |
1,759 |
5,135 |
14,967 |
3,551 |
37,313 |
16,151 |
4,577 |
8,027 |
|
Exceed 60 km/h limit |
856 |
1,201 |
2,955 |
10,014 |
1,297 |
20,379 |
2,451 |
2,218 |
3,597 |
|
Exceed 80 km/h limit |
468 |
666 |
2,120 |
2,732 |
1,275 |
9,149 |
2,884 |
867 |
2,554 |
|
Exceed ordinary speed limit (certain vehicles |
3 |
15 |
12 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
15 |
||
|
Exceed ordinary speed limit (class of vehicle) |
48 |
108 |
87 |
388 |
168 |
316 |
100 |
97 |
137 |
|
Exceed road works speed limit |
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|
Fail to act in accordance with Garda signal |
5 |
||||||||
|
Fail to comply with Keep to Right/Left signs |
3 |
||||||||
|
Fail to comply with mandatory traffic signs |
2 |
18 |
48 |
2 |
8 |
||||
|
Fail to comply with No Entry traffic sign |
1 |
8 |
2 |
32 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
||
|
Fail to comply with prohibitory traffic signs |
16 |
18 |
16 |
121 |
3 |
588 |
34 |
8 |
35 |
|
Fail to comply with traffic lane markings |
2 |
1 |
28 |
105 |
1 |
79 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
|
Fail to Deactivate Airbag Child Restraint in use |
3 |
||||||||
|
Fail to drive on the left hand side |
12 |
2 |
24 |
||||||
|
Fail to obey rules at railway level crossing |
2 |
2 |
|||||||
|
Fail to obey traffic lights |
30 |
30 |
173 |
1,188 |
54 |
3,359 |
457 |
87 |
453 |
|
Fail to stop before stop sign/stop line |
6 |
14 |
36 |
48 |
21 |
98 |
30 |
15 |
30 |
|
Fail to stop for Garda |
4 |
5 |
7 |
35 |
21 |
95 |
26 |
7 |
2 |
|
Fail to turn left onto a roundabout |
1 |
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|
Fail to yield right of way |
2 |
2 |
4 |
16 |
6 |
52 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
Fail to yield right of way at sign/line |
3 |
3 |
20 |
3 |
26 |
3 |
9 |
||
|
General speed obligation - stop visible distance |
3 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
|||||
|
Learner driver unaccompaniedby a qualified driver |
122 |
122 |
330 |
1,134 |
72 |
1,868 |
274 |
172 |
316 |
|
Motorcycle Tyre with Depth Less than 1mm - User |
2 |
2 |
|||||||
|
No cert of road worthiness user |
5 |
5 |
5 |
80 |
5 |
90 |
35 |
5 |
15 |
|
No insurance - (user) |
95 |
380 |
640 |
1,690 |
660 |
5,630 |
1,005 |
465 |
845 |
|
No safety belt - driver |
4 |
||||||||
|
Non-Display of L Plate (Learner Driver) |
82 |
82 |
66 |
376 |
34 |
800 |
192 |
52 |
190 |
|
Non-Display of N plate (Novice driver) |
8 |
22 |
30 |
42 |
28 |
58 |
42 |
8 |
10 |
|
Non-Display of yellow 'L' tabard on motorcycle |
2 |
2 |
34 |
30 |
12 |
||||
|
Non-Display of yellow 'N' tabard on motorcycle |
6 |
2 |
|||||||
|
Offence relating to Overtaking |
11 |
27 |
9 |
264 |
63 |
193 |
142 |
35 |
33 |
|
Parking a vehicle in a dangerous position |
3 |
21 |
27 |
6 |
|||||
|
Proceeding beyond a traffic lane control sign |
2 |
||||||||
|
Proceeding beyond max design gross vehicle weight sign |
1 |
||||||||
|
Proceeding beyond max vehicle axle loading weight sign |
1 |
||||||||
|
Reduced to Driving without reasonable consideration |
8 |
48 |
44 |
24 |
92 |
||||
|
Speed limit device not in use |
|||||||||
|
Speeding Buses no standing passengers |
3 |
||||||||
|
Speeding Combination of vehicles |
6 |
6 |
30 |
15 |
12 |
3 |
6 |
||
|
Speeding Ordinary Vehicles > 3500 |
|||||||||
|
Striking bridge with vehicle |
3 |
||||||||
|
Tyre with Cut - User |
2 |
4 |
|||||||
|
Tyre with Depth Less than 1.6 mm - User |
2 |
6 |
30 |
24 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
|
Tyre with Lump/Bulge/Tear/Partial Failure - User |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|||||
|
Tyre with Ply/Cord Exposed - User |
4 |
8 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
|||
|
Unsuitable Tyre - User |
6 |
2 |
4 |
||||||
|
Unsuitable Tyre due to degree of inflation - User |
2 |
||||||||
|
Use vehicle without NCT certificate |
261 |
422 |
362 |
2,498 |
290 |
5,329 |
877 |
297 |
1,103 |
|
Using vehicle without authorisation plate goods vehicle/trailer |
|||||||||
|
U-Turn on dual carriageway/central reserve/traffic |
2 |
4 |
6 |
||||||
|
TOTAL |
7,242 |
8,231 |
18,835 |
59,340 |
13,457 |
118,566 |
39,286 |
15,128 |
25,868 |
table cont.
|
Offences Type |
Kilkenny |
Laois |
Leitrim |
Limerick |
Longford |
Louth |
Mayo |
Meath |
Monaghan |
Offaly |
|
22-35mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath |
27 |
54 |
9 |
57 |
27 |
18 |
51 |
48 |
30 |
33 |
|
50-80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood |
6 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
|||||
|
67-107mg of alcohol per 100ml of urine |
3 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
||||
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. M1 Vehicle |
226 |
550 |
69 |
923 |
99 |
151 |
285 |
267 |
202 |
477 |
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. M2 Vehicle |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
21 |
|||
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. M3 Vehicle |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|||||||
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N1 Vehicle |
26 |
162 |
15 |
167 |
61 |
38 |
62 |
35 |
15 |
97 |
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N2 Vehicle |
9 |
30 |
6 |
33 |
6 |
18 |
15 |
18 |
6 |
29 |
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N3 Vehicle |
15 |
17 |
6 |
36 |
15 |
18 |
15 |
35 |
59 |
41 |
|
Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Left front wheel |
2 |
24 |
6 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
|
Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Left rear wheel |
6 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
||||
|
Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Right front wheel |
12 |
10 |
24 |
2 |
4 |
14 |
12 |
4 |
||
|
Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Right rear wheel |
2 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
|||||
|
Breach of duties on occurrence of an accident |
20 |
10 |
5 |
60 |
15 |
5 |
15 |
30 |
15 |
|
|
Breach of motorway outside lane driving rule |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
||||||
|
Careless Driving |
35 |
35 |
5 |
95 |
25 |
35 |
5 |
60 |
50 |
30 |
|
Contravention of requirements at junctions |
||||||||||
|
Contravention of requirements for reversing |
||||||||||
|
Contravention of rules for use of mini roundabouts |
3 |
1 |
||||||||
|
Cross continuous white line/broken white line |
45 |
78 |
18 |
127 |
38 |
54 |
137 |
132 |
96 |
62 |
|
Crossing 'No Entry' sign |
1 |
|||||||||
|
Dangerous Driving Reduced to Careless Driving |
20 |
25 |
20 |
110 |
15 |
115 |
15 |
55 |
60 |
15 |
|
Drive against flow of traffic on motorway |
2 |
|||||||||
|
Drive on hard shoulder/non carriageway - motorway |
2 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
|||||
|
Driver (Owner) Exceeding Maximum Load |
4 |
3 |
||||||||
|
Driver (Owner) Exceeding Maximum Weight |
1 |
1 |
||||||||
|
Driver Exceeding Design Gross Vehicle Weight |
1 |
1 |
||||||||
|
Driver Exceeding Maximum Weight |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
||||||
|
Driver Fail ensure Passenger U/17 wear Safety Belt |
18 |
75 |
9 |
119 |
14 |
24 |
59 |
21 |
15 |
54 |
|
Driver Fail Restrain Child O/3 in Child Restraint |
9 |
72 |
6 |
144 |
21 |
14 |
30 |
59 |
22 |
30 |
|
Driver Fail Restrain Child U/3 in Child Restraint |
6 |
26 |
60 |
12 |
11 |
30 |
23 |
17 |
17 |
|
|
Driver Owner Exceeding Design Gross Vehicle Weight |
||||||||||
|
Driver Owner Transmits greater Load than Max Load Permitted |
2 |
|||||||||
|
Driving a vehicle while holding a mobile phone |
1,550 |
2,294 |
401 |
4,923 |
594 |
1,211 |
2,053 |
2,442 |
1,247 |
1,182 |
|
Driving along/across median strip |
16 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
|
Driving dangerously defective vehicle |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|||||||
|
Driving on/across cycle track |
||||||||||
|
Driving on/across footway |
1 |
|||||||||
|
Driving past a red light. Contrary to sec 35(5)RTA 1994 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
|||||
|
Driving without reasonable consideration |
144 |
214 |
34 |
334 |
96 |
146 |
202 |
228 |
88 |
152 |
|
Entry to hatched marked area |
3 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
5 |
27 |
28 |
5 |
|
|
Exceed 100 km/h limi |
1,103 |
886 |
574 |
2,209 |
615 |
1,092 |
2,211 |
2,340 |
1,488 |
709 |
|
Exceed 120 km/h limit |
744 |
468 |
82 |
1,031 |
156 |
470 |
399 |
883 |
113 |
336 |
|
Exceed 30 km/h limit |
9 |
57 |
71 |
110 |
35 |
6 |
||||
|
Exceed 50 km/h limit |
3,324 |
2,712 |
1,313 |
5,815 |
1,561 |
2,937 |
5,761 |
5,585 |
1,747 |
3,077 |
|
Exceed 60 km/h limit |
1,609 |
1,085 |
275 |
3,307 |
436 |
1,858 |
2,664 |
3,003 |
1,390 |
686 |
|
Exceed 80 km/h limit |
830 |
720 |
208 |
1,874 |
558 |
879 |
1,548 |
2,537 |
420 |
1,406 |
|
Exceed ordinary speed limit (certain vehicles |
3 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
||||
|
Exceed ordinary speed limit (class of vehicle) |
134 |
89 |
20 |
126 |
20 |
117 |
109 |
97 |
112 |
81 |
|
Exceed road works speed limit |
||||||||||
|
Fail to act in accordance with Garda signal |
1 |
|||||||||
|
Fail to comply with Keep to Right/Left signs |
1 |
|||||||||
|
Fail to comply with mandatory traffic signs |
8 |
6 |
||||||||
|
Fail to comply with No Entry traffic sign |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
Fail to comply with prohibitory traffic signs |
3 |
7 |
2 |
42 |
2 |
17 |
6 |
30 |
7 |
3 |
|
Fail to comply with traffic lane markings |
1 |
57 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
4 |
|||
|
Fail to Deactivate Airbag Child Restraint in use |
||||||||||
|
Fail to drive on the left hand side |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|||||||
|
Fail to obey rules at railway level crossing |
||||||||||
|
Fail to obey traffic lights |
75 |
35 |
12 |
309 |
65 |
165 |
89 |
256 |
54 |
68 |
|
Fail to stop before stop sign/stop line |
9 |
14 |
3 |
39 |
8 |
14 |
6 |
32 |
15 |
14 |
|
Fail to stop for Garda |
10 |
4 |
2 |
21 |
12 |
12 |
4 |
7 |
||
|
Fail to turn left onto a roundabout |
||||||||||
|
Fail to yield right of way |
2 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Fail to yield right of way at sign/line |
3 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
||||||
|
General speed obligation - stop visible distance |
6 |
3 |
||||||||
|
Learner driver unaccompaniedby a qualified driver |
204 |
174 |
10 |
236 |
54 |
102 |
136 |
194 |
46 |
160 |
|
Motorcycle Tyre with Depth Less than 1mm - User |
||||||||||
|
No cert of road worthiness user |
5 |
10 |
5 |
35 |
10 |
20 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
10 |
|
No insurance - (user) |
160 |
405 |
70 |
895 |
330 |
375 |
185 |
960 |
260 |
425 |
|
No safety belt - driver |
||||||||||
|
Non-Display of L Plate (Learner Driver) |
64 |
94 |
2 |
128 |
68 |
40 |
62 |
86 |
20 |
90 |
|
Non-Display of N plate (Novice driver) |
16 |
6 |
28 |
6 |
4 |
30 |
14 |
34 |
32 |
|
|
Non-Display of yellow 'L' tabard on motorcycle |
6 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
|||||
|
Non-Display of yellow 'N' tabard on motorcycle |
||||||||||
|
Offence relating to Overtaking |
32 |
15 |
9 |
64 |
12 |
6 |
48 |
48 |
29 |
25 |
|
Parking a vehicle in a dangerous position |
9 |
3 |
6 |
18 |
3 |
|||||
|
Proceeding beyond a traffic lane control sign |
||||||||||
|
Proceeding beyond max design gross vehicle weight sign |
1 |
|||||||||
|
Proceeding beyond max vehicle axle loading weight sign |
||||||||||
|
Reduced to Driving without reasonable consideration |
44 |
8 |
88 |
8 |
12 |
20 |
4 |
8 |
||
|
Speed limit device not in use |
3 |
|||||||||
|
Speeding Buses no standing passengers |
||||||||||
|
Speeding Combination of vehicles |
3 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
|||
|
Speeding Ordinary Vehicles > 3500 |
3 |
|||||||||
|
Striking bridge with vehicle |
||||||||||
|
Tyre with Cut - User |
2 |
4 |
||||||||
|
Tyre with Depth Less than 1.6 mm - User |
2 |
18 |
14 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
|||
|
Tyre with Lump/Bulge/Tear/Partial Failure - User |
2 |
2 |
||||||||
|
Tyre with Ply/Cord Exposed - User |
4 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
|||
|
Unsuitable Tyre - User |
2 |
|||||||||
|
Unsuitable Tyre due to degree of inflation - User |
||||||||||
|
Use vehicle without NCT certificate |
378 |
638 |
41 |
738 |
196 |
468 |
208 |
1,103 |
212 |
543 |
|
Using vehicle without authorisation plate goods vehicle/trailer |
3 |
3 |
||||||||
|
U-Turn on dual carriageway/central reserve/traffic |
2 |
|||||||||
|
TOTAL |
10,993 |
11,181 |
3,254 |
24,388 |
5,188 |
10,576 |
16,590 |
20,933 |
7,972 |
10,001 |
|
Offences Type |
Roscommon |
Sligo |
Tipperary |
Waterford |
Westmeath |
Wexford |
Wicklow |
Foreign |
Unknown |
Total |
|
22-35mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath |
24 |
21 |
75 |
24 |
39 |
60 |
33 |
189 |
1,599 |
|
|
50-80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood |
6 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
21 |
156 |
||||
|
67-107mg of alcohol per 100ml of urine |
3 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
21 |
156 |
||||
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. M1 Vehicle |
226 |
122 |
315 |
291 |
260 |
1,133 |
313 |
1,484 |
20 |
13,098 |
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. M2 Vehicle |
12 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
27 |
167 |
||
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. M3 Vehicle |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
50 |
||||
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N1 Vehicle |
122 |
36 |
72 |
47 |
71 |
168 |
155 |
281 |
2,833 |
|
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N2 Vehicle |
6 |
6 |
36 |
21 |
6 |
25 |
15 |
134 |
736 |
|
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N3 Vehicle |
23 |
12 |
31 |
3 |
15 |
36 |
39 |
369 |
1,210 |
|
|
Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Left front wheel |
12 |
4 |
10 |
8 |
18 |
6 |
42 |
390 |
||
|
Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Left rear wheel |
8 |
2 |
12 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
12 |
170 |
|
|
Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Right front wheel |
2 |
12 |
14 |
20 |
10 |
32 |
2 |
40 |
414 |
|
|
Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Right rear wheel |
4 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
2 |
12 |
210 |
|||
|
Breach of duties on occurrence of an accident |
5 |
10 |
50 |
15 |
15 |
10 |
10 |
25 |
10 |
990 |
|
Breach of motorway outside lane driving rule |
1 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
26 |
|||||
|
Careless Driving |
30 |
10 |
100 |
20 |
25 |
40 |
20 |
60 |
5 |
1,945 |
|
Contravention of requirements at junctions |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|||||||
|
Contravention of requirements for reversing |
1 |
|||||||||
|
Contravention of rules for use of mini roundabouts |
1 |
2 |
13 |
|||||||
|
Cross continuous white line/broken white line |
42 |
26 |
130 |
54 |
44 |
61 |
59 |
392 |
10 |
3,225 |
|
Crossing 'No Entry' sign |
2 |
8 |
||||||||
|
Dangerous Driving Reduced to Careless Driving |
35 |
50 |
135 |
60 |
15 |
130 |
60 |
125 |
185 |
2,230 |
|
Drive against flow of traffic on motorway |
2 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
36 |
||||
|
Drive on hard shoulder/non carriageway - motorway |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
56 |
|||
|
Driver (Owner) Exceeding Maximum Load |
1 |
12 |
||||||||
|
Driver (Owner) Exceeding Maximum Weight |
3 |
|||||||||
|
Driver Exceeding Design Gross Vehicle Weight |
2 |
1 |
11 |
|||||||
|
Driver Exceeding Maximum Weight |
1 |
1 |
20 |
|||||||
|
Driver Fail ensure Passenger U/17 wear Safety Belt |
28 |
20 |
67 |
20 |
32 |
131 |
33 |
162 |
1,650 |
|
|
Driver Fail Restrain Child O/3 in Child Restraint |
21 |
18 |
49 |
15 |
46 |
69 |
23 |
200 |
1,743 |
|
|
Driver Fail Restrain Child U/3 in Child Restraint |
16 |
3 |
31 |
3 |
26 |
21 |
5 |
103 |
5 |
814 |
|
Driver Owner Exceeding Design Gross Vehicle Weight |
1 |
2 |
||||||||
|
Driver Owner Transmits greater Load than Max Load Permitted |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|||||||
|
Driving a vehicle while holding a mobile phone |
1,230 |
914 |
2,528 |
1,336 |
1,418 |
2,855 |
1,572 |
6,879 |
125 |
74,977 |
|
Driving along/across median strip |
10 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
16 |
16 |
30 |
276 |
||
|
Driving dangerously defective vehicle |
20 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
100 |
||||
|
Driving on/across cycle track |
1 |
5 |
||||||||
|
Driving on/across footway |
3 |
3 |
7 |
26 |
||||||
|
Driving past a red light. Contrary to sec 35(5)RTA 1994 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
44 |
445 |
||
|
Driving without reasonable consideration |
134 |
78 |
268 |
280 |
198 |
188 |
166 |
1,142 |
40 |
8,494 |
|
Entry to hatched marked area |
3 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
58 |
3 |
426 |
|
Exceed 100 km/h limi |
1,020 |
1,445 |
1,547 |
1,367 |
1,233 |
2,262 |
1,956 |
11,707 |
245 |
66,965 |
|
Exceed 120 km/h limit |
298 |
48 |
1,329 |
706 |
522 |
687 |
734 |
4,341 |
155 |
27,055 |
|
Exceed 30 km/h limit |
3 |
3 |
9 |
63 |
438 |
|||||
|
Exceed 50 km/h limit |
3,830 |
2,368 |
5,740 |
2,922 |
2,336 |
6,577 |
3,101 |
16,437 |
35 |
171,260 |
|
Exceed 60 km/h limit |
1,270 |
924 |
2,478 |
1,842 |
679 |
4,587 |
4,274 |
9,848 |
50 |
87,233 |
|
Exceed 80 km/h limit |
678 |
389 |
2,868 |
661 |
1,288 |
2,073 |
1,798 |
6,199 |
30 |
49,679 |
|
Exceed ordinary speed limit (certain vehicles |
6 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
45 |
162 |
||||
|
Exceed ordinary speed limit (class of vehicle) |
42 |
56 |
100 |
80 |
45 |
227 |
67 |
729 |
10 |
3,710 |
|
Exceed road works speed limit |
3 |
3 |
||||||||
|
Fail to act in accordance with Garda signal |
6 |
12 |
||||||||
|
Fail to comply with Keep to Right/Left signs |
1 |
5 |
||||||||
|
Fail to comply with mandatory traffic signs |
2 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
120 |
||||
|
Fail to comply with No Entry traffic sign |
3 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
91 |
||||
|
Fail to comply with prohibitory traffic signs |
7 |
8 |
12 |
2 |
5 |
32 |
15 |
77 |
1,116 |
|
|
Fail to comply with traffic lane markings |
2 |
8 |
3 |
115 |
5 |
43 |
480 |
|||
|
Fail to Deactivate Airbag Child Restraint in use |
3 |
6 |
||||||||
|
Fail to drive on the left hand side |
2 |
4 |
50 |
|||||||
|
Fail to obey rules at railway level crossing |
2 |
6 |
||||||||
|
Fail to obey traffic lights |
27 |
87 |
157 |
113 |
118 |
170 |
244 |
891 |
8,766 |
|
|
Fail to stop before stop sign/stop line |
15 |
18 |
18 |
9 |
73 |
15 |
57 |
657 |
||
|
Fail to stop for Garda |
5 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
10 |
314 |
|||
|
Fail to turn left onto a roundabout |
1 |
|||||||||
|
Fail to yield right of way |
10 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
156 |
||||
|
Fail to yield right of way at sign/line |
3 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
115 |
|||
|
General speed obligation - stop visible distance |
3 |
8 |
6 |
49 |
||||||
|
Learner driver unaccompaniedby a qualified driver |
42 |
62 |
188 |
238 |
106 |
604 |
230 |
36 |
7,232 |
|
|
Motorcycle Tyre with Depth Less than 1mm - User |
4 |
|||||||||
|
No cert of road worthiness user |
10 |
5 |
20 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
25 |
25 |
480 |
|
|
No insurance - (user) |
230 |
155 |
465 |
320 |
600 |
695 |
270 |
990 |
110 |
19,310 |
|
No safety belt - driver |
4 |
|||||||||
|
Non-Display of L Plate (Learner Driver) |
28 |
14 |
86 |
98 |
90 |
314 |
130 |
12 |
3,300 |
|
|
Non-Display of N plate (Novice driver) |
18 |
12 |
12 |
18 |
12 |
36 |
10 |
4 |
540 |
|
|
Non-Display of yellow 'L' tabard on motorcycle |
4 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
24 |
4 |
152 |
|||
|
Non-Display of yellow 'N' tabard on motorcycle |
8 |
|||||||||
|
Offence relating to Overtaking |
24 |
24 |
66 |
21 |
18 |
37 |
81 |
264 |
10 |
1,610 |
|
Parking a vehicle in a dangerous position |
3 |
3 |
6 |
108 |
||||||
|
Proceeding beyond a traffic lane control sign |
2 |
|||||||||
|
Proceeding beyond max design gross vehicle weight sign |
1 |
3 |
||||||||
|
Proceeding beyond max vehicle axle loading weightsign |
1 |
|||||||||
|
Reduced to Driving without reasonable consideration |
52 |
52 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
536 |
||||
|
Speed limit device not in use |
3 |
|||||||||
|
Speeding Buses no standing passengers |
3 |
|||||||||
|
Speeding Combination of vehicles |
3 |
12 |
6 |
3 |
12 |
20 |
24 |
194 |
||
|
Speeding Ordinary Vehicles > 3500 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
|||||||
|
Striking bridge with vehicle |
3 |
|||||||||
|
Tyre with Cut - User |
12 |
|||||||||
|
Tyre with Depth Less than 1.6 mm - User |
6 |
2 |
12 |
4 |
8 |
18 |
188 |
|||
|
Tyre with Lump/Bulge/Tear/Partial Failure - User |
2 |
14 |
||||||||
|
Tyre with Ply/Cord Exposed - User |
14 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
18 |
118 |
||||
|
Unsuitable Tyre - User |
4 |
2 |
20 |
|||||||
|
Unsuitable Tyre due to degree of inflation - User |
2 |
|||||||||
|
Use vehicle without NCT certificate |
224 |
183 |
556 |
472 |
455 |
735 |
702 |
1,500 |
5 |
20,796 |
|
Using vehicle without authorisation plate goods vehicle/trailer |
6 |
|||||||||
|
U-Turn on dual carriageway/central reserve/traffic |
14 |
4 |
32 |
|||||||
|
TOTAL |
9,798 |
7,185 |
19,732 |
11,252 |
9,839 |
24,333 |
16,310 |
65,312 |
1,078 |
591,868 |
538. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the speeding offences for which penalty points were issued in the past year, for example, those who were issued points for speeding up to 5 kph above the speed limit, 6 to10 kph above the limit, 11 to15 kph above the limit and 16 kph and over above the speed limit, respectively, by the speed limit in operation in the locations in which the offences occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42568/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe speeding details requested by the Deputy are not provided to my Department by An Garda Siochana. The speeding offences details for penalty points provided to my Department and recorded on the National Vehicle and Driver File, NVDF, are as follows:
|
Number of Penalty Point Speeding Offences recorded on the NVDF. |
|
|
Penalty Point Speed Offences |
Number of Offences |
|
Exceed 100 km/h limit |
21,617 |
|
Exceed 120 km/h limit |
8,802 |
|
Exceed 30 km/h limit |
142 |
|
Exceed 50 km/h limit |
55,246 |
|
Exceed 60 km/h limit |
28,055 |
|
Exceed 80 km/h limit |
16,087 |
|
Exceed ordinary speed limit (certain vehicles) |
54 |
|
Exceed ordinary speed limit (class of vehicle) |
1,196 |
|
Exceed road works speed limit |
1 |
|
General speed obligation - stop visible distance |
15 |
|
Speeding Buses no standing passengers |
1 |
|
Speeding Combination of vehicles |
64 |
|
Speeding Ordinary Vehicles >3500 |
3 |
|
TOTAL |
131,283 |
539. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of drivers with live penalty points in the past year, by the number of penalty points accumulated and county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42569/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe following table provides the details requested by the Deputy of the number of drivers with live penalty points in the past year (1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017) broken down by number of penalty points and county.
Breakdown of Drivers by Number of Penalty Points and County recorded on the NVDF between 1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017:
|
County |
Number of Drivers |
TOTAL |
|||||||||||
|
1 P.P. |
2 P.P. |
3 P.P. |
4 P.P. |
5 P.P. |
6 P.P. |
7 P.P. |
8 P.P. |
9 P.P. |
10 P.P. |
11 P.P. |
12 P.P. |
||
|
CARLOW |
17 |
103 |
1,807 |
29 |
140 |
90 |
3 |
13 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
2,214 |
|
|
CAVAN |
19 |
121 |
1,923 |
29 |
244 |
100 |
4 |
19 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
2,468 |
|
|
CLARE |
36 |
259 |
4,528 |
52 |
427 |
308 |
3 |
22 |
16 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
5,667 |
|
CORK |
235 |
819 |
14,185 |
186 |
1,629 |
748 |
18 |
60 |
46 |
33 |
7 |
8 |
17,974 |
|
DONEGAL |
28 |
167 |
3,336 |
21 |
361 |
160 |
3 |
16 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
4,101 |
|
|
DUBLIN |
601 |
1,487 |
26,741 |
356 |
4,202 |
1,465 |
32 |
154 |
93 |
85 |
8 |
22 |
35,246 |
|
GALWAY |
48 |
386 |
9,629 |
83 |
836 |
672 |
7 |
37 |
43 |
21 |
5 |
3 |
11,770 |
|
KERRY |
14 |
177 |
3,824 |
43 |
352 |
180 |
3 |
15 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4,621 |
|
KILDARE |
49 |
442 |
6,280 |
49 |
646 |
350 |
5 |
20 |
11 |
13 |
1 |
9 |
7,875 |
|
KILKENNY |
13 |
162 |
2,776 |
38 |
228 |
148 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
3,383 |
||
|
LAOIS |
18 |
183 |
2,725 |
34 |
217 |
177 |
3 |
11 |
16 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3,391 |
|
LEITRIM |
4 |
23 |
872 |
3 |
46 |
51 |
5 |
1,004 |
|||||
|
LIMERICK |
86 |
265 |
5,596 |
72 |
811 |
326 |
6 |
27 |
17 |
18 |
2 |
5 |
7,231 |
|
LONGFORD |
9 |
66 |
1,183 |
17 |
157 |
76 |
3 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
1,530 |
|
|
LOUTH |
29 |
123 |
2,574 |
12 |
336 |
100 |
1 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3,201 |
|
MAYO |
16 |
170 |
4,477 |
21 |
185 |
250 |
1 |
9 |
14 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
5,151 |
|
MEATH |
60 |
208 |
5,147 |
32 |
575 |
257 |
2 |
26 |
8 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
6,332 |
|
MONAGHAN |
31 |
70 |
1,975 |
16 |
173 |
128 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2,413 |
|
OFFALY |
11 |
146 |
2,411 |
35 |
233 |
140 |
2 |
16 |
12 |
7 |
3,013 |
||
|
ROSCOMMON |
9 |
107 |
2,458 |
7 |
172 |
186 |
1 |
13 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2,962 |
|
|
SLIGO |
14 |
69 |
1,861 |
9 |
122 |
109 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
2,200 |
||
|
TIPPERARY |
27 |
191 |
4,895 |
55 |
519 |
241 |
5 |
13 |
13 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
5,970 |
|
WATERFORD |
12 |
255 |
2,770 |
40 |
253 |
132 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
3,484 |
|
|
WESTMEATH |
10 |
172 |
2,327 |
18 |
283 |
114 |
2 |
18 |
8 |
9 |
1 |
2,962 |
|
|
WEXFORD |
123 |
396 |
5,917 |
88 |
470 |
376 |
11 |
37 |
14 |
10 |
6 |
7,448 |
|
|
WICKLOW |
31 |
188 |
4,169 |
30 |
335 |
201 |
1 |
19 |
12 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4,997 |
|
FOREIGN LICENCE HOLDERS |
192 |
595 |
18,660 |
42 |
538 |
690 |
4 |
38 |
51 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
20,824 |
|
UNKNOWN |
2 |
13 |
204 |
219 |
|||||||||
|
Total |
1,742 |
7,350 |
145,048 |
1,430 |
14,694 |
7,775 |
128 |
640 |
438 |
269 |
48 |
89 |
179,651 |
540. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of drivers disqualified from driving, by category of driver (details supplied), having reached the number of penalty points required for automatic disqualification; the offences which resulted in them attracting those points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42570/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe following tabular statements provide the details requested by the Deputy.
Table 1: This table provides the number of drivers currently disqualified broken down by driving licence type:
|
Driver Details |
Number of Drivers |
|
Full |
459 |
|
Learner Permit |
136 |
|
Novice Driver |
157 |
|
No Driver Number |
56 |
|
Total |
808 |
Table 2: This table provides the driving licence type broken down by penalty point offence:
|
Penalty Point Offence |
Full |
Learner Permit |
Novice Driver |
No Driver Number |
|
22-35mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath |
9 |
|||
|
50-80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood |
1 |
|||
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. M1 Vehicle |
72 |
20 |
12 |
7 |
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. M2 Vehicle |
1 |
|||
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N1 Vehicle |
16 |
|||
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N2 Vehicle |
1 |
1 |
||
|
Adult Failing to wear Safety Belt cat. N3 Vehicle |
3 |
1 |
||
|
Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Left front wheel |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Left rear wheel |
1 |
5 |
||
|
Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Right front wheel |
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
Bald/Not maintained/cause damage tyre-Right rear wheel |
1 |
1 |
||
|
Breach of duties on occurrence of an accident |
4 |
1 |
||
|
Careless Driving contrary to section 52(1) |
5 |
1 |
||
|
Cross continuous white line/broken white line |
10 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
|
Dangerous Driving Reduced to Careless riving |
7 |
3 |
||
|
Drive on hard shoulder/non carriageway - motorway |
3 |
|||
|
Driver Fail ensure Passenger U/17 wear Safety Belt |
10 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
Driver Fail Restrain Child O/3 in Child Restraint |
16 |
8 |
3 |
|
|
Driver Fail Restrain Child U/3 in Child Restraint |
9 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
Driving a vehicle while holding a mobile phone |
221 |
7 |
21 |
18 |
|
Driving dangerously defective vehicle |
2 |
|||
|
Driving past a red light. Contrary to sec 35(5)RTA 1994 |
3 |
1 |
||
|
Driving without reasonable consideration |
25 |
11 |
14 |
3 |
|
Entry to hatched marked area |
5 |
1 |
||
|
Exceed 100 km/h limit |
141 |
30 |
30 |
17 |
|
Exceed 120 km/h limit |
68 |
12 |
10 |
14 |
|
Exceed 30 km/h limit |
1 |
|||
|
Exceed 50 km/h limit |
251 |
50 |
42 |
26 |
|
Exceed 50 mph (Dublin) |
1 |
|||
|
Exceed 60 km/h limit |
170 |
36 |
20 |
18 |
|
Exceed 80 km/h limit |
90 |
27 |
14 |
14 |
|
Exceed ordinary speed limit (class of vehicle) |
8 |
2 |
||
|
Fail to act in accordance with Garda signal |
1 |
|||
|
Fail to comply with Keep to Right/Left signs |
1 |
|||
|
Fail to comply with mandatory traffic signs |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Fail to comply with No Entry traffic sign |
1 |
|||
|
Fail to comply with prohibitory traffic signs |
6 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fail to comply with traffic lane markings |
2 |
1 |
||
|
Fail to obey traffic lights |
33 |
16 |
7 |
3 |
|
Fail to stop before stop sign/stop line |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Fail to stop for Garda |
4 |
1 |
||
|
Fail to yield right of way |
1 |
|||
|
Fail to yield right of way at sign/line |
1 |
|||
|
Learner driver unaccompanied by a qualified driver |
10 |
45 |
86 |
3 |
|
Motorcycle Tyre with Depth Less than 1mm - User |
1 |
|||
|
No cert of road worthiness user |
3 |
|||
|
No child restraint rear seat - child |
3 |
|||
|
No insurance - (user) |
45 |
33 |
33 |
2 |
|
No safety belt - driver |
3 |
20 |
1 |
|
|
No safety belt front seat - child |
1 |
|||
|
No safety belt rear seat - child |
1 |
|||
|
Non-Display of L Plate (Learner Driver) |
6 |
39 |
63 |
1 |
|
Non-Display of N plate (Novice driver) |
2 |
9 |
||
|
Non-Display of yellow 'L' tabard on motorcycle |
2 |
|||
|
Offence relating to Overtaking |
10 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
Speeding |
2 |
1 |
||
|
Tyre with Depth Less than 1.6 mm - User |
1 |
2 |
||
|
Tyre with Ply/Cord Exposed - User |
1 |
|||
|
Use vehicle without NCT certificate |
73 |
37 |
18 |
9 |
541. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has received correspondence from Donegal County Council regarding proposals to develop a dedicated greenway route on the former rail line linking Letterkenny to Burtonport; the progress that has been made to develop this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42579/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraDonegal County Council, DCC, submitted a proposal to my Department for the construction of a greenway from Letterkenny to Burtonport under the National Cycle Netork 2014-2016 funding programme. However, the Council was not successful in securing funding at that time. I understand that since then DCC have progressed a section of the route with the support of local groups and DCC would be best placed to update the Deputy on the current status of the route.
I am pleased to inform the Deputy that Donegal is benefitting from a number of cross-border greenways that are being funded by my Department, the Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) and the EU. Lifford, Muff and Buncrana will all benefit from these INTERREG VA projects.
The Deputy may be aware that my Department recently undertook a public consultation process to inform the development of a new Greenways Strategy. My officials are currently reviewing the many submissions received from both citizens and stakeholders including one received from Donegal County Council. My Department is aiming to have the new Strategy completed by the end of the year. Following completion, it is expected that a new round of funding for greenway infrastructure will be announced.
542. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the appeal mechanisms available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has failed their driving test on a number of occasions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42580/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe current appeals process, involving a hearing in the District Court, is set out in Section 33(5) of the Road Traffic Act 1961.
The legislation refers to an appeal following a decision under Section 33(4) of the Act, which in turn is a decision on granting or refusing a certificate of competence after a test.
For further clarity, Section 33(5) refers to challenges as to whether the test was, "properly conducted".
543. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the situation will be remedied with regard to the renewal of taxi licences in circumstances in which when a taxi licence is renewed it is done only by reference to the applicant’s driver’s licence and therefore does not capture criminal convictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42613/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe regulation of the small public service vehicle, SPSV, industry, including the renewal of taxi licences, is a matter for the National Transport Authority, NTA, under the provisions of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013.
I have referred your question to the NTA for direct reply to the Deputy. Please advise my private office if the Deputy does not receive a response within ten working days.
544. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the absentee rate in Irish Rail, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus across all divisions, for example, drivers, management, administration and mechanics for each month of the past two years, in tabular form. [42616/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe issues raised are matters for Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus, and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the Companies for direct reply. Please advise my private office if the Deputy does not receive a response within ten working days.
The deferred reply under Standing Order 42A was forwarded to the Deputy.
545. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when his Department will complete the strategy for the future development of greenways; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42646/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy will be aware, my Department undertook a public consultation process during the Summer to inform the development of a new Greenway Strategy. Many submissions were received from both citizens and stakeholders expressing strong support for the development of the Strategy. My officials are currently reviewing the submissions and are meeting with other Government Departments and Agencies with a role in this area.
My Department is aiming to have work on the Strategy completed by the end of the year. It will be published in due course, following its completion.
546. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application (details supplied) for a sports capital grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42654/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme closed for applications on 24 February, and I can confirm that a relevant application has been submitted. By the closing date, a record number of 2,320 applications seeking €155 million in grants were received. Accordingly, the allocation of grants will be particularly challenging.
All of the 2,320 applications received are currently being assessed by officials in my Department. I expect to be in a position to make an announcement regarding allocations in the coming weeks.
547. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for a sports capital grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42655/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme closed for applications on 24 February, and I can confirm that a relevant application has been submitted. By the closing date, a record number of 2,320 applications seeking €155 million in grants were received. Accordingly, the allocation of grants will be particularly challenging.
All of the 2,320 applications received are currently being assessed by officials in my Department. I expect to be in a position to make an announcement regarding allocations in the coming weeks.
