Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 May 2026
142. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fines that have been issued by county/Garda division for non-compliance of the Road Traffic (Electric Scooters) Regulations, for the years 2024, 2025 and 2026 to date;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35556/26]
View answerThe Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána under section 33 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, which includes all operational policing matters, such as the management of the Fixed Charge Processing System.
Since the introduction of e-scooter legislation on 20 May 2024, there have been 1,694 Fixed Charge Notices issued for these offences. The table below has been provided to me by the Garda authorities and provides a breakdown of these offences by division.
Figures are based on incidents which occurred from 20 May 2024 to 30 April 2026, inclusive. Figures of less than ten are not disclosed for data protection reasons as low numbers could be locally identifiable. Consequently an annualised breakdown has not been provided.
|
Division |
FCNs Issued |
|
Clare/Tipperary |
34 |
|
Cork City |
48 |
|
Cork County |
25 |
|
DMR Eastern |
14 |
|
DMR North Central |
189 |
|
DMR Northern |
85 |
|
DMR South Central |
306 |
|
DMR Southern |
85 |
|
DMR Western |
84 |
|
Donegal |
21 |
|
Galway |
81 |
|
Kerry |
50 |
|
Kildare/Carlow |
222 |
|
Laois/Offaly |
85 |
|
Limerick |
38 |
|
Louth/Cavan/Monaghan |
86 |
|
Mayo/Roscommon/Longford |
38 |
|
Meath/Westmeath |
13 |
|
Sligo/Leitrim |
20 |
|
Waterford/Kilkenny |
94 |
|
Wexford/Wicklow |
76 |
|
Grand Total |
1,694 |
