Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
771. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 293 of 30 January 2018, if the Garda report is now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33030/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra772. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 292 of 30 January 2018, if the Garda report is now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33031/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 771 and 772 together.
The statistics sought by the Deputy were previously given in response to Parliamentary Question Nos. 67 and 72 of 6 February 2018. To be of assistance, the statistics are restated in the table.
I am advised by the Garda authorities that the following represents the number of positive roadside drug tests conducted each month since the commencement of the legislation on 13 April 2017 to 31 December 2017.
number of positive roadside drug tests conducted each month since the commencement of the legislation on 13 April 2017 to 31 December 2017
|
Month |
number of positive roadside drug tests conducted |
|
April |
3 |
|
May |
5 |
|
June |
10 |
|
July |
4 |
|
August |
15 |
|
September |
6 |
|
October |
12 |
|
November |
13 |
|
December |
22 |
|
Total |
90 |
Of those 90 positive tests, I am informed that 89 persons were arrested, with one person having tested positive passing the subsequent impairment test.
I am also advised by Garda authorities that records indicate that 52,395 Mandatory Intoxicant Testing checkpoints were conducted by An Garda Síochána following the commencement of the relevant legislation in April 2017 to end December 2017.
It should be noted that the statistics provided are provisional, operational and subject to change and are valid as of 1 February 2018.
