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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2023

Tuesday, 7 November 2023

Ceisteanna (841)

Thomas Gould

Ceist:

841. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of MPV seizures made to date, by county, under the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023, in tabular form. [48303/23]

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It has not been possible to collate complete information as requested by the Deputy in the time allowed. I will write to the Deputy directly when the information is to hand.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
I refer to Parliamentary Question No.841 of 7 November 2023 where you sought: “To ask the Minister for Justice the number of MPV seizures made to date, by county, under the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023, in tabular form”.
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.
The table below, provided to me by the Garda authorities, shows the number of incidents of “Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA) by Garda Division between 1st August 2023 following the commencement of the Road Traffic and Road Act 2023 up to 5 November 2023. The figures quoted are operational and liable to change.

Division

Incident Type

Incidents

Cavan/Monaghan

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

149

Cork City

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

266

Cork West

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

51

D.M.R. Eastern

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

151

D.M.R. Northern

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

671

D.M.R. South Central

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

336

D.M.R. Western

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

917

Kerry

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

119

Limerick

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

239

Meath Division

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

197

Sligo/Leitrim

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

61

Waterford Division

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

145

Wexford Division

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

170

Wicklow Division

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

97

Clare/Tipperary

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

219

Cork North

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

122

D.M.R. North Central

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

300

D.M.R. Southern

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

530

Donegal

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

152

Galway Division

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

184

Kildare Division

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

331

Kilkenny/Carlow

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

136

Laois/Offaly

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

152

Louth Division

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

148

Mayo/Roscommon/Longford

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

214

Westmeath Division

Vehicle Detained (Sc. 41 RTA)

114

Question No. 842 answered with Question No. 828.
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