Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 February 2023
522. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 458 on 24 January 2023, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to answer the question. [7311/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy will recall, I sought the information requested from the Garda authorities and undertook to contact the Deputy again once the information was to hand.
In accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána and I have no direct role in these matters.
I am informed by the Garda authorities that the table below displays a yearly breakdown of the number of incidents in which a quad bike or scrambler was seized by Gardaí in 2021 and 2022.
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2021 |
2022 |
|
|
Quad Bike |
56 |
28 |
|
Scrambler |
111 |
93 |
I have been advised that figures of less than 10 are not reported to ensure there are no issues from a data protection perspective and as a result it is not possible to provide a breakdown for 2023.
Figures are based on incidents occurring from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022, inclusive. The information provided is based upon operational data from the Pulse system as was available on 20 January 2023 and is liable to change.
Vehicles seized or detained include, but are not exclusively, those seized or detained under Section 41 of the Road Traffic Act.
