Departmental Data

Wednesday, 17 December 2025

Ceisteanna (337)

Emer Currie

Ceist:

337. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of court notifications received by the District Court in each of the years since 2022, to date in 2025, of drivers convicted of penalty point offences; the number of penalty points attached to each conviction; the number of notifications that included a valid driver number; the number of convictions that could not be matched to the driver to apply the penalty points to their driving licence record on the NVDF; and the number whereby a separate record file had to be created by his Department in order to keep a record of unmatched drivers with penalty point offences. [72842/25]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Management of the courts, operational matters and logistical functions are the responsibility of the judiciary and Courts Service, which are independent in exercising their functions under the Courts Service Act 1998 and the Constitution.

The collation of data on convictions is a function of the courts. The Courts Service has a dedicated email address for the provision of information to members of the Houses of the Oireachtas: oireachtasenquiries@courts.ie

I understand that the Courts Service provided the relevant data directly to the Deputy, on 21 November 2025, regarding the number of drivers convicted in court for penalty point offences, by year and by District Court, since 2022, in response to PQ No. 807 of 18 November 2025.

Responsibility for the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) database, which serves as the official record for driving licence, penalty point, and disqualification information, falls under the responsibility of my colleague, Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien TD.

My Department has no responsibility for, or information in relation to the NVDF database, and therefore cannot report on records relating to this database.

However, the Deputy may wish to note that An Garda Síochána have access to the NVDF and are able to detect disqualified drivers at the roadside using this data.

Question No. 338 answered with Question No. 322.

Question No. 339 answered with Question No. 322.

Question No. 340 answered with Question No. 322.

Question No. 341 answered with Question No. 322.