I am informed by the Garda authorities that Fixed Charge Notices are generally issued by standard post.
As the Deputy will be aware, there are no summons issued for the failure to pay a Fixed Charge Notice within the statutory payment window. Rather, a person who chooses to exercise their right to not pay the Fixed Charge Penalty will be summonsed to Court for the offence for which the Fixed Charge Notice was originally issued - in the case of the information requested that would be the offence of speeding.
For the information of the Deputy, the below figures furnished to me by the Courts Service provide the number of persons before the courts & finalised for the offence of speeding, by District Court, for the periods Jan – Dec 2019, Jan – Dec 2020 & Jan – 31 March 2021.
Please further note that a defendant may be listed in Court for that year in more than one Court Area and this defendant would be displayed more than once in this report.
Court Area
|
2019
No. of Persons
|
2020
No. of Persons
|
Jan - Mar 2021
No. of Persons
|
AN CLOCHAN LIATH
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
AN DAINGEAN
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
AN FAL CARRACH
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
ARDEE
|
123
|
48
|
1
|
ARKLOW
|
117
|
83
|
2
|
ATHLONE
|
191
|
151
|
3
|
ATHY
|
165
|
115
|
107
|
BALLAGHADERREEN
|
11
|
18
|
11
|
BALLINA
|
134
|
74
|
23
|
BALLINASLOE
|
464
|
255
|
118
|
BALLYSHANNON
|
110
|
75
|
31
|
BANDON
|
408
|
245
|
5
|
BANTRY
|
13
|
7
|
1
|
BEAL AN MHUIRTHEAD
|
7
|
3
|
13
|
BRAY
|
213
|
162
|
3
|
BUNCRANA
|
37
|
81
|
26
|
CAHIRCIVEEN
|
|
2
|
3
|
CARLOW
|
249
|
140
|
160
|
CARNDONAGH
|
42
|
33
|
5
|
CARRICK ON SHANNON
|
93
|
38
|
11
|
CARRICK ON SUIR
|
37
|
21
|
31
|
CARRICKMACROSS
|
169
|
84
|
8
|
CASHEL
|
233
|
221
|
101
|
CASTLEBAR
|
286
|
269
|
2
|
CASTLEREA
|
16
|
8
|
6
|
CAVAN
|
182
|
130
|
74
|
CLIFDEN
|
9
|
3
|
1
|
CLONAKILTY
|
23
|
10
|
4
|
CLONMEL
|
58
|
49
|
13
|
CORK CITY
|
698
|
381
|
77
|
DOIRE AN FHEICH
|
162
|
86
|
0
|
DONEGAL
|
57
|
36
|
4
|
DROGHEDA
|
209
|
198
|
3
|
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
|
3,403
|
2,481
|
856
|
DUNDALK
|
221
|
148
|
1
|
DUNGARVAN
|
323
|
257
|
166
|
ENNIS
|
869
|
508
|
152
|
FERMOY
|
305
|
209
|
51
|
GALWAY
|
434
|
278
|
36
|
GOREY
|
439
|
265
|
66
|
GORT
|
31
|
33
|
0
|
KENMARE
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
KILCOCK
|
174
|
0
|
0
|
KILKENNY
|
553
|
287
|
61
|
KILLALOE
|
39
|
25
|
29
|
KILLARNEY
|
310
|
211
|
34
|
KILLORGLIN
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
KILRUSH
|
28
|
11
|
6
|
LETTERKENNY
|
288
|
311
|
52
|
LIMERICK
|
1,112
|
785
|
151
|
LISMORE
|
16
|
9
|
5
|
LISTOWEL
|
112
|
69
|
37
|
LONGFORD
|
282
|
184
|
58
|
LOUGHREA
|
263
|
204
|
73
|
MACROOM
|
220
|
81
|
0
|
MALLOW
|
86
|
113
|
29
|
MANORHAMILTON
|
7
|
15
|
3
|
MEATH
|
732
|
306
|
75
|
MIDLETON
|
286
|
165
|
42
|
MONAGHAN
|
250
|
169
|
23
|
MULLINGAR
|
174
|
164
|
116
|
NA GLEANNTA
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
NAAS
|
3,375
|
938
|
539
|
NENAGH
|
223
|
167
|
74
|
NEWCASTLE WEST
|
543
|
275
|
93
|
PORTLAOISE
|
628
|
339
|
350
|
ROSCOMMON
|
83
|
66
|
72
|
SKIBBEREEN
|
8
|
3
|
5
|
SLIGO
|
386
|
280
|
55
|
STROKESTOWN
|
45
|
40
|
54
|
THURLES
|
107
|
67
|
49
|
TIPPERARY
|
20
|
9
|
6
|
TRALEE
|
218
|
212
|
42
|
TUAM
|
132
|
107
|
1
|
TUBBERCURRY
|
93
|
87
|
12
|
TULLAMORE
|
207
|
113
|
19
|
VIRGINIA
|
99
|
58
|
63
|
WATERFORD CITY
|
452
|
244
|
173
|
WESTPORT
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
WEXFORD
|
361
|
201
|
140
|
WICKLOW
|
385
|
276
|
3
|
YOUGHAL
|
40
|
39
|
26
|
Total
|
22,903
|
13,848
|
4,753
|