Alan Kelly
Ceist:
462. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the average hourly and daily number of uninsured vehicles that are identified by An Garda Síochána through the use of the automatic number plate recognition system [45870/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra
I have contacted An Garda Síochána for the information requested by the Deputy, regretfully this information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 462 of 20 September 2022 where you asked for:
“The average hourly and daily number of uninsured vehicles that are identified by An Garda Síochána through the use of the automatic number plate recognition system.”
As you will recall, I sought the information you requested from the Garda authorities and undertook to contact you again once the information was to hand.
As will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters.
I am informed the Garda authorities that Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) was first introduced by the Garda authorities in 2008 and is used on a daily basis to assist in the prevention and detection of crime on our roads network. I am further informed that the uninsured watch list on the ANPR system has been live since 12 July 2019, and records are available on the ANPR system since that date.
I am advised by the Garda authorities that an average of 205 uninsured vehicles have been identified by An Garda Síochána per day through the use of ANPR which is approximately 8.6 per hour over a twenty-four hour period.
I am further advised that this figure is based on records from 12/07/2019 to 16/09/2022, inclusive. This information is based upon operational data from the Automatic Number Plate Recognition Management Console as was available on 16/09/2022 and is liable to change.
I trust that this information is of assistance.
