Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 June 2025
250. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vehicles seized and or impounded by Gardai, by county in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in respect of learner drivers not being accompanied by a full licence holder, in tabular form. [31291/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Garda authorities have provided me with the below breakdown, by Garda Division, of the number of incidents in which a vehicle was detained in accordance with section 41 of the Road Traffic Act on the grounds that it was being driven by an unaccompanied learner driver.
|
Division |
2023 |
2024 |
2025* |
|
Clare/Tipperary |
130 |
124 |
76 |
|
Cork City |
231 |
343 |
118 |
|
Cork County |
165 |
265 |
126 |
|
D.M.R. Eastern |
145 |
186 |
94 |
|
D.M.R. North Central |
224 |
422 |
213 |
|
D.M.R. Northern |
676 |
651 |
320 |
|
D.M.R. South Central |
321 |
510 |
304 |
|
D.M.R. Southern |
503 |
540 |
271 |
|
D.M.R. Western |
837 |
1128 |
565 |
|
Donegal |
53 |
66 |
32 |
|
Galway |
106 |
154 |
99 |
|
Kerry |
68 |
108 |
42 |
|
Kildare/Carlow |
449 |
520 |
226 |
|
Laois/Offaly |
125 |
157 |
52 |
|
Limerick |
134 |
193 |
60 |
|
Louth/Cavan/Monaghan |
166 |
240 |
98 |
|
Mayo/Roscommon/Longford |
83 |
136 |
80 |
|
Meath/Westmeath |
164 |
169 |
70 |
|
Sligo/Leitrim |
31 |
61 |
44 |
|
Waterford/Kilkenny |
207 |
248 |
140 |
|
Wexford/Wicklow |
228 |
262 |
127 |
|
Grand Total |
5046 |
6483 |
3157 |
* Figures for 2025 cover the period from 1 January 2025 to 4 June 2025.
All information contained in this report is based upon operational data from the PULSE system as was available on 4 June 2025 and is liable to change.
