Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 February 2026
192. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fleet owners and motor traders who were convicted for the failure to upload vehicle insurance details to the National Fleet Database under the Road Traffic Act; and the fines imposed per vehicle. [15264/26]
View answerGarda authorities advise that there have been no charges or summonses recorded for failure to upload vehicle insurance details in respect of "fleet owners" or "motor traders" based on a search of the PULSE database as of 24 February 2026.
An Garda Síochána publish figures relating to Roads Policing Offences and Activity nationwide. This can be found at the following link: www.garda.ie/en/roads-policing/statistics/roads%20policing%20offences%20by%20region%20and%20division/
Page ten of these reports provides data relating to incidents where a vehicle was detained by Gardaí for the reason of ‘a driver without an approved policy of insurance’.
The final page of the report details the number of charges and summonses created for the offences of 'No Insurance (Owner)' and 'No Insurance (User)'.
The collation of data on cases before the Courts and in respect of convictions is a function of the Courts Service.
To be of assistance, I reached out to the Courts Service who have indicated that as section 5 of the Road Traffic Act 2023 amends various sections of the Act of 1961 they require the Deputy to specify the particular offence(s) for which data is requested.
The Courts Service has a dedicated email address for the provision of information to members of the Houses of the Oireachtas: oireachtasenquiries@courts.ie.
