Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 February 2026
232. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of the 19% unmatched penalty points on the NVDF that were to drivers that should have been disqualified (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13522/26]
View answer233. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he is engaging with the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and the Courts Service regarding to the circumstances in which the 18% of disqualified drivers not matched on the national vehicle and driver file who were on the road who did not hold a valid drivers licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13523/26]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 232 and 233 together.
As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that my Department's report on the Recording of Penalty Points and Disqualifications on Driver Records noted that 19% of a sample analysis found that a match may have been possible. The sample cases were reviewed only from the perspective of whether a match may have been possible. This work did not seek to take the analysis further.
Regarding the Deputy’s question as to whether I have engaged with the Minister of Justice in relation to those drivers on the road without a licence, it must be noted that whether matched or unmatched, all of these individuals were identified while driving by An Garda Síochána. It was effective enforcement by An Garda Síochána that led to their detection and disqualification.
