Road Safety

Tuesday, 8 October 2024

Ceisteanna (383)

Róisín Shortall

Ceist:

383. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice the number of fixed penalty notices issued by An Garda Síochána in Dublin for exceeding the speed limit, broken down by Garda district, week of issue, and posted speed limit exceeded, for each week for the previous 60 weeks, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40204/24]

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Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice

As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including the enforcement of road traffic legislation. As Minister, I have no role in such matters.

I am advised by the Garda authorities that it is not possible to provide a weekly return of the information the Deputy has requested. However, An Garda Síochána have provided a monthly breakdown to align with their existing publications.

I am further advised that the tables below provide a monthly breakdown since August 2023, per Garda division, of the number of instances in which a party was issued with a Fixed Charge Notice for the offences of speeding.

Division	Aug-23	Sep-23	Oct-23	Nov-23	Dec-23	Jan-24	Feb-24
Clare/Tipperary	2051	1556	1680	1665	1322	1113	1616
Cork City	787	1047	444	618	515	286	405
Cork County	563	679	634	655	554	402	582
D.M.R. Eastern	333	263	235	151	180	231	152
D.M.R. North Central	269	190	241	157	169	159	154
D.M.R. Northern	578	478	519	382	772	394	723
D.M.R. South Central	126	192	110	93	151	177	155
D.M.R. Southern	720	562	223	187	221	181	323
D.M.R. Western	876	627	637	377	539	503	768
Donegal	296	265	248	334	253	238	243
Galway Div	986	608	656	753	646	565	621
Kerry	306	285	356	270	217	210	412
Kildare Div	952	831	827	927	676	705	913
Laois/Offaly	521	377	466	336	459	410	388
Limerick	908	611	500	469	428	555	564
Louth/Cavan/Monaghan	978	993	734	689	966	537	705
Mayo/Roscommon/Longford	422	480	492	464	472	429	497
Meath/Westmeath	1053	1037	1030	1098	751	839	770
Sligo/Leitrim	306	178	180	204	180	155	256
Waterford/Kilkenny/Carlow	948	777	914	857	764	680	752
Wexford/Wicklow	887	689	741	916	822	881	954
	14866	12725	11867	11602	11057	9650	11953

Division	Mar-24	Apr-24	May-24	Jun-24	Jul-24	Aug-24	Sep-24
Clare/Tipperary	1594	1482	1723	1556	1937	1608	1400
Cork City	368	367	498	329	453	544	451
Cork County	676	624	632	571	581	542	604
D.M.R. Eastern	81	343	259	326	377	374	270
D.M.R. North Central	122	185	136	150	142	224	103
D.M.R. Northern	368	545	613	448	457	479	324
D.M.R. South Central	70	180	111	163	104	136	109
D.M.R. Southern	216	237	238	225	489	364	291
D.M.R. Western	308	997	1069	1122	1138	748	980
Donegal	221	274	231	297	330	254	213
Galway Div	588	643	638	699	767	679	665
Kerry	357	403	271	251	310	276	219
Kildare Div	653	446	759	561	1116	1247	596
Laois/Offaly	470	427	460	357	341	394	323
Limerick	556	704	583	571	740	887	744
Louth/Cavan/Monaghan	638	608	637	548	635	687	510
Mayo/Roscommon/Longford	679	664	630	637	471	516	441
Meath/Westmeath	567	703	665	699	872	903	1011
Sligo/Leitrim	179	196	240	194	185	173	247
Waterford/Kilkenny/Carlow	815	712	906	817	769	616	684
Wexford/Wicklow	992	1048	1079	1095	1001	879	843
	10518	11788	12378	11616	13215	12530	11028

I am also advised that the tables below provide a monthly breakdown since August 2023, of the number of instances in which a party was issued with a Fixed Charge Notice for the offences of speeding, by speed limit.

Speed limit(km/h)	Aug-23	Sep-23	Oct-23	Nov-23	Dec-23	Jan-24	Feb-24
50	4450	3850	3242	2715	2705	2600	3131
60	2181	1907	1958	1828	1562	1656	1892
80	2052	1624	1762	1683	1702	1392	1754
100	3464	3111	2314	2699	2373	2021	2641
120	2719	2233	2591	2677	2715	1981	2535
	14866	12725	11867	11602	11057	9650	11953

Speed limit(km/h)	Mar-24	Apr-24	May-24	Jun-24	Jul-24	Aug-24	Sep-24
50	2599	3544	3147	3019	3167	3478	2873
60	1585	1898	2253	1918	2087	2186	1803
80	1773	2074	1959	1893	1951	1891	1695
100	2274	2548	2817	2811	3716	3080	2619
120	2287	1724	2202	1975	2294	1895	2038
	10518	11788	12378	11616	13215	12530	11028

I can advise the Deputy that these figures are based on incidents which occurred from 1 August 2023 to 30 September 2024, inclusive. All information contained in this report is based upon operational data from the FCPS system as was available on 7 October 2024, and is liable to change.

Uniformed Gardaí undertaking 30 minutes of high visibility roads policing in each tour of duty is helping to transform roads policing in Ireland. The aim is to increase Garda visibility which has the effect of moderating driver and road user behaviour. Increased enforcement is an added benefit. We aim to see people adjusting their behaviours with greater Garda visibility on the roads.

An Garda Síochána have implemented more speed checks and that increased visibility is having a positive impact on our roads.

Every preventable road death is a tragedy, and we need to continue to build on the good work already achieved by An Garda Síochána, as we collectively move toward the goal of Vision Zero.

While An Garda Síochána is focusing its efforts on enforcement, it is important to recognise that a multi-faceted approach is necessary to reduce fatalities and collisions that cause serious injuries, including infrastructure improvements such as road design, maintenance and safety features. Aligned to this are public awareness campaigns, the greater use of technology, and education and training programmes.

Enforcement can only have a certain amount of impact in a nation with such a large and diverse road network. Encouraging drivers to change poor behaviours will have a much greater impact on road safety.