Departmental Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 May 2021

Wednesday, 12 May 2021

Ceisteanna (198)

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

198. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 638 of 10 February 2021, if the further information requested from An Garda Síochána in relation to localised data is now available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24791/21]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice

I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána, but unfortunately I have yet to received the desired data. I will write to the Deputy as soon as the required information is to hand.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51

I refer to Parliamentary Question number 198 of 12 May 2021 and Question number 638 of 10 February 2021, in which you requested information the number of unaccompanied learner drivers detected per Garda division and station in 2019 and up to 31 October 2020; the number of learners issued with a fixed charge notice for driving unaccompanied per division and station; the number of vehicles seized from learners each year for driving unaccompanied per Garda division and station.

You will recall that the information could not be obtained in the time available and I undertook to consult with An Garda Síochána and contact you again when the requested information was to hand.

An Garda Síochána has now provided me with the requested data.

Below is a yearly breakdown by division of the number of Fixed Charge Notices issued for a learner driver driving unaccompanied by a qualified driver.

	2019	Jan-Oct 2020
Cavan/Monaghan	220	114
Clare	99	54
Cork City	213	246
Cork North	225	217
Cork West	169	102
D.M.R. Eastern	107	78
D.M.R. North Central	220	160
D.M.R. Northern	353	311
D.M.R. South Central	164	238
D.M.R. Southern	489	377
D.M.R. Western	714	671
Donegal	105	62
Galway Div	208	189
Kerry	140	85
Kildare Div	376	395
Kilkenny/Carlow	168	195
Laois/Offaly	236	270
Limerick	364	218
Louth Div	127	127
Mayo	76	72
Meath Div	82	136
Roscommon/Longford Div	110	149
Sligo/Leitrim	47	34
Tipperary	166	184
Waterford Div	185	266
Westmeath Div	105	89
Wexford Div	396	360
Wicklow Div	284	191
	6148	5590

Below is a yearly breakdown by division of the number of incidents where a vehicle was seized under section 41 of the Road Traffic Act for a learner driver driving unaccompanied by a qualified driver.

	2019	Jan-Oct 2020
Cavan/Monaghan	115	50
Clare	16	12
Cork City	61	122
Cork North	63	43
Cork West	79	37
D.M.R. Eastern	66	60
D.M.R. North Central	108	101
D.M.R. Northern	167	152
D.M.R. South Central	104	159
D.M.R. Southern	264	254
D.M.R. Western	380	412
Donegal	76	58
Galway Div	45	47
Kerry	62	49
Kildare Div	211	279
Kilkenny/Carlow	49	72
Laois/Offaly	56	83
Limerick	153	95
Louth Div	47	73
Mayo	25	13
Meath Div	35	66
Roscommon/Longford Div	34	54
Sligo/Leitrim	19	19
Tipperary	58	84
Waterford Div	41	96
Westmeath Div	34	20
Wexford Div	56	102
Wicklow Div	86	78
	2510	2690

Additional Information

Figures are based on incidents which occurred from 01/01/2019 to 31/10/2020, inclusive. All information contained in this report is based upon operational data from the Pulse and FCPN systems as was available on 10/05/2021 and is liable to change.

I trust this information is of assistance.