As the Deputy may 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, the offence of driving whilst holding a mobile phone.
I have contacted the Courts Service and have been advised that the following table shows the number of persons before the courts and finalised for the offence of driving while holding a mobile phone by District Court for the periods Jan – Dec 2019, Jan – Dec 2020 & Jan – 31st March 2021.
It should be noted that a defendant may be listed in more than one Court Area for each year and such defendants would be displayed more than once in this report.
Court Area
|
Jan - Dec 2019
No. of Persons
|
Jan - Dec 2020
No. of Persons
|
Jan - 31 Mar 2021
No. of Persons
|
ACAILL
|
0
|
0
|
*
|
AN CLOCHAN LIATH
|
*
|
*
|
0
|
AN DAINGEAN
|
*
|
0
|
0
|
AN FAL CARRACH
|
*
|
0
|
*
|
ARDEE
|
36
|
12
|
0
|
ARKLOW
|
24
|
11
|
0
|
ATHLONE
|
42
|
25
|
*
|
ATHY
|
20
|
10
|
*
|
BALLAGHADERREEN
|
*
|
0
|
*
|
BALLINA
|
43
|
34
|
*
|
BALLINASLOE
|
19
|
20
|
13
|
BALLYSHANNON
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
BANDON
|
46
|
27
|
13
|
BANTRY
|
10
|
*
|
*
|
BEAL AN MHUIRTHEAD
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
BRAY
|
78
|
44
|
*
|
BUNCRANA
|
32
|
31
|
*
|
CAHIRCIVEEN
|
*
|
*
|
0
|
CARLOW
|
93
|
104
|
49
|
CARNDONAGH
|
*
|
*
|
0
|
CARRICK ON SHANNON
|
36
|
19
|
*
|
CARRICK ON SUIR
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
CARRICKMACROSS
|
81
|
31
|
*
|
CASHEL
|
39
|
22
|
*
|
CASTLEBAR
|
65
|
90
|
*
|
CASTLEREA
|
*
|
*
|
0
|
CAVAN
|
65
|
44
|
12
|
CLIFDEN
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
CLONAKILTY
|
15
|
*
|
0
|
CLONMEL
|
18
|
16
|
10
|
CORK CITY
|
371
|
190
|
97
|
DOIRE AN FHEICH
|
*
|
*
|
0
|
DONEGAL
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
DROGHEDA
|
45
|
41
|
*
|
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
|
1,431
|
821
|
228
|
DUNDALK
|
50
|
35
|
*
|
DUNGARVAN
|
39
|
17
|
15
|
ENNIS
|
109
|
51
|
25
|
FERMOY
|
45
|
20
|
*
|
GALWAY
|
272
|
176
|
30
|
GOREY
|
147
|
61
|
33
|
GORT
|
32
|
13
|
0
|
KILCOCK
|
23
|
0
|
0
|
KILKENNY
|
121
|
55
|
42
|
KILLALOE
|
11
|
*
|
*
|
KILLARNEY
|
69
|
26
|
*
|
KILLORGLIN
|
*
|
*
|
0
|
KILRUSH
|
15
|
*
|
*
|
LETTERKENNY
|
31
|
49
|
12
|
LIMERICK
|
430
|
295
|
33
|
LISMORE
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
LISTOWEL
|
15
|
17
|
*
|
LONGFORD
|
55
|
40
|
13
|
LOUGHREA
|
43
|
20
|
11
|
MACROOM
|
44
|
17
|
*
|
MALLOW
|
56
|
61
|
25
|
MANORHAMILTON
|
*
|
0
|
0
|
MEATH
|
114
|
78
|
45
|
MIDLETON
|
94
|
68
|
*
|
MONAGHAN
|
19
|
12
|
*
|
MULLINGAR
|
23
|
*
|
*
|
NA GLEANNTA
|
0
|
*
|
0
|
NAAS
|
340
|
157
|
49
|
NENAGH
|
26
|
26
|
14
|
NEWCASTLE WEST
|
93
|
53
|
13
|
PORTLAOISE
|
198
|
66
|
46
|
ROSCOMMON
|
32
|
19
|
*
|
SKIBBEREEN
|
*
|
*
|
0
|
SLIGO
|
106
|
42
|
0
|
STROKESTOWN
|
*
|
*
|
0
|
THURLES
|
48
|
26
|
17
|
TIPPERARY
|
24
|
*
|
*
|
TRALEE
|
121
|
96
|
*
|
TUAM
|
51
|
27
|
*
|
TUBBERCURRY
|
15
|
13
|
0
|
TULLAMORE
|
64
|
38
|
20
|
VIRGINIA
|
41
|
31
|
18
|
WATERFORD CITY
|
176
|
112
|
23
|
WESTPORT
|
*
|
0
|
0
|
WEXFORD
|
166
|
115
|
56
|
WICKLOW
|
37
|
28
|
*
|
YOUGHAL
|
*
|
*
|
0
|
Total no of Persons
|
6,081
|
3,635
|
1,089
|
* Less than 10