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, and this includes the provision of information on the courts system.
I have requested information from the Courts Service and it advises that it cannot give statistics by gender, age or Garda District. It can only provide the figures for convictions by District Court Area and these are set out in the following table.
Report by Court Area on the number of persons convicted of Drink Driving.
Note: If a person was convicted in more than one court year in the same year, they will appear twice on the report
Court Area
|
No of Defendants ConvictedJan - Dec 2016
|
No of Defendants ConvictedJan – Dec 2017
|
No of Defendants ConvictedJan – Dec 2018
|
No of Defendants ConvictedJan – Jul 2019
|
ACAILL
|
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
AN CLOCHAN LIATH
|
4
|
5
|
11
|
6
|
AN DAINGEAN
|
6
|
3
|
10
|
3
|
AN FAL CARRACH
|
3
|
3
|
17
|
1
|
ARDEE
|
6
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
ARKLOW
|
9
|
35
|
29
|
2
|
ATHLONE
|
25
|
50
|
39
|
19
|
ATHY
|
5
|
13
|
10
|
9
|
BALLAGHADERREEN
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
BALLINA
|
30
|
36
|
20
|
16
|
BALLINASLOE
|
11
|
18
|
13
|
18
|
BALLYSHANNON
|
9
|
17
|
16
|
6
|
BANDON
|
32
|
41
|
48
|
19
|
BANTRY
|
19
|
16
|
25
|
5
|
BEAL AN MHUIRTHEAD
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
BRAY
|
26
|
40
|
51
|
20
|
BUNCRANA
|
7
|
8
|
32
|
17
|
CAHIRCIVEEN
|
5
|
8
|
14
|
1
|
CARLOW
|
41
|
43
|
63
|
27
|
CARNDONAGH
|
2
|
9
|
7
|
12
|
CARRICK ON SHANNON
|
12
|
20
|
27
|
11
|
CARRICK ON SUIR
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
7
|
CARRICKMACROSS
|
35
|
46
|
42
|
26
|
CASHEL
|
27
|
41
|
38
|
21
|
CASTLEBAR
|
34
|
38
|
36
|
14
|
CASTLEREA
|
3
|
1
|
7
|
5
|
CAVAN
|
45
|
89
|
59
|
37
|
CILL RONAIN
|
1
|
9
|
1
|
|
CLIFDEN
|
10
|
26
|
9
|
2
|
CLONAKILTY
|
26
|
|
22
|
7
|
CLONMEL
|
32
|
30
|
34
|
13
|
CORK CITY
|
202
|
239
|
235
|
97
|
DOIRE AN FHEICH
|
7
|
8
|
13
|
2
|
DONEGAL
|
12
|
21
|
22
|
5
|
DROGHEDA
|
28
|
32
|
33
|
17
|
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
|
542
|
552
|
647
|
295
|
DUNDALK
|
54
|
67
|
51
|
24
|
DUNGARVAN
|
13
|
20
|
22
|
9
|
ENNIS
|
66
|
68
|
80
|
37
|
FERMOY
|
32
|
38
|
48
|
17
|
GALWAY
|
103
|
116
|
137
|
56
|
GOREY
|
38
|
46
|
41
|
46
|
GORT
|
11
|
27
|
18
|
3
|
KENMARE
|
4
|
1
|
7
|
3
|
KILCOCK
|
19
|
19
|
44
|
13
|
KILKENNY
|
35
|
47
|
51
|
34
|
KILLALOE
|
5
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
KILLARNEY
|
39
|
29
|
33
|
11
|
KILLORGLIN
|
3
|
1
|
|
|
KILRUSH
|
6
|
5
|
8
|
3
|
LETTERKENNY
|
71
|
86
|
107
|
48
|
LIMERICK
|
116
|
164
|
144
|
65
|
LISMORE
|
4
|
10
|
4
|
|
LISTOWEL
|
19
|
13
|
22
|
13
|
LONGFORD
|
44
|
69
|
58
|
32
|
LOUGHREA
|
15
|
20
|
34
|
23
|
MACROOM
|
25
|
15
|
30
|
15
|
MALLOW
|
39
|
65
|
73
|
50
|
MANORHAMILTON
|
3
|
|
2
|
|
MEATH
|
92
|
133
|
126
|
67
|
MIDLETON
|
52
|
53
|
58
|
28
|
MONAGHAN
|
31
|
57
|
60
|
19
|
MULLINGAR
|
77
|
93
|
74
|
46
|
NA GLEANNTA
|
5
|
4
|
7
|
1
|
NAAS
|
64
|
78
|
151
|
58
|
NAVAN
|
21
|
1
|
1
|
|
NENAGH
|
34
|
46
|
60
|
26
|
NEWCASTLE WEST
|
28
|
41
|
43
|
12
|
PORTLAOISE
|
59
|
70
|
89
|
41
|
ROSCOMMON
|
19
|
10
|
13
|
11
|
SKIBBEREEN
|
7
|
3
|
10
|
4
|
SLIGO
|
33
|
39
|
58
|
17
|
STROKESTOWN
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
THURLES
|
30
|
35
|
52
|
26
|
TIPPERARY
|
14
|
15
|
19
|
11
|
TRALEE
|
57
|
49
|
85
|
35
|
TRIM
|
4
|
|
|
|
TUAM
|
13
|
31
|
26
|
9
|
TUBBERCURRY
|
5
|
3
|
9
|
4
|
TULLAMORE
|
57
|
61
|
69
|
29
|
VIRGINIA
|
25
|
41
|
35
|
7
|
WATERFORD CITY
|
43
|
60
|
87
|
28
|
WESTPORT
|
15
|
11
|
12
|
6
|
WEXFORD
|
70
|
72
|
67
|
47
|
WICKLOW
|
11
|
13
|
14
|
10
|
YOUGHAL
|
14
|
15
|
11
|
3
|
Total
|
2,920
|
3,488
|
3,911
|
1,808
|