Road Traffic Offences Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2017

Tuesday, 7 November 2017

Ceisteanna (558)

Thomas P. Broughan

Ceist:

558. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 37 to 39, inclusive, of 11 May 2017 and 527 of 26 July 2017, the number of speeding fixed charge notices issued by a company (details supplied) that progressed to court annually; the number of speeding fixed charge notices issued by the company's speed vans that progressed to conviction in court annually; if the report on the fixed charge notices is now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47065/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality

The position in relation to courts data has already been clarified to the Deputy in the responses to parliamentary question numbers 37-39 of 11 May 2017 and 527 of 26 July 2017, namely that the Courts Service is not in a position to provide the courts data requested in the Deputy's questions, as Courts Service systems cannot differentiate between "Speed Vans" operated by the named company and those operated by An Garda Síochána. 

I have requested a report from An Garda Síochána in relation to the Fixed Charge Notice (FCN) statistics requested by the Deputy and I can assure the Deputy that I will make contact directly on receipt of a Garda report.

The Deputy's reference to a report on FCNs is taken to refer to An Garda Síochána's internal examination of the Garda errors associated with FCNs and road traffic summonses that came to light in March this year. As the Deputy is already aware, this report was published by An Garda Síochána in September 2017.

The Deputy will also be aware that the Policing Authority published the report of the independent review it commissioned into FCNs and summonses issues on 1 November 2017.