Niall Collins
Ceist:
1239. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice to provide an analysis of data provided by An Garda Síochána for speed monitoring on national slow down day (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39295/23]
Amharc ar fhreagra
I have contacted An Garda Síochána for the information requested by the Deputy, regretfully this information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 1239 of 11 September 2023 where you sought: “To ask the Minister for Justice to provide an analysis of data provided by An Garda Síochána for speed monitoring on national slow down day (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter”.
As you will recall, I had sought the information you requested from the Garda authorities, and undertook to contact you again once the information was to hand.
As you 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, which includes the enforcement of road traffic legislation and the recording of information on Garda IT systems. As Minister, I have no role in such matters.
However, to be of assistance I sought the information requested from An Garda Síochána and I now advised that 150,912 vehicles were checked on National Slow Down Day.
The figure of “149,488 vehicles checked” which was referenced in your question is a provisional figure.
The figure of “865 vehicles detected” was a figure provided immediately after the Slow Down Day. This figure has now increased due to subsequent input by Garda members of further intercept Fixed Charge Notices (FCN’s).
The non-intercept figures are provided by GoSafe and the intercept figures are provided by the Garda Síochána Analysis Service (GSAS) as of the 11 September 2023. Please be advised that all figures are operational, provisional and subject to change.
The tables below, provided to me by the Garda authorities, set out Non-Intercept (GoSafe) vehicles checked and detections by County from 4 September 2023 up to the 5 September 2023.
Detections By County (Non-Intercept GoSafe)
Speed Limit
|
50
|
60
|
80
|
100
|
120
|
Carlow
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
Cavan
|
7
|
12
|
|
6
|
|
Clare
|
|
|
1
|
|
8
|
Cork
|
23
|
|
9
|
17
|
4
|
Donegal
|
|
17
|
|
3
|
|
Dublin
|
12
|
|
|
4
|
4
|
Galway
|
12
|
|
1
|
|
17
|
Kerry
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Kildare
|
|
|
5
|
|
11
|
Kilkenny
|
|
|
|
3
|
7
|
Laois
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
Leitrim
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
|
Limerick
|
|
1
|
13
|
9
|
|
Longford
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
Louth
|
|
2
|
|
6
|
9
|
Mayo
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
Meath
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Monaghan
|
3
|
4
|
6
|
|
|
Offaly
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Sligo
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tipperary
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
13
|
Waterford
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
|
Westmeath
|
|
|
1
|
14
|
17
|
Wexford
|
1
|
|
4
|
11
|
|
Wicklow
|
|
|
|
29
|
9
|
Total
|
59
|
36
|
45
|
113
|
109
|
Vehicles Checked by County (Non-Intercept GoSafe)
Speed Limit
|
50
|
60
|
80
|
100
|
120
|
Carlow
|
|
|
|
51
|
71
|
Cavan
|
542
|
2,009
|
|
2,236
|
|
Clare
|
|
|
67
|
1,558
|
4,043
|
Cork
|
2,529
|
|
3,495
|
11,577
|
1,645
|
Donegal
|
|
1,586
|
|
4,309
|
|
Dublin
|
1,262
|
|
|
3,614
|
2,324
|
Galway
|
2,764
|
|
265
|
725
|
2,965
|
Kerry
|
|
|
690
|
4,807
|
|
Kildare
|
|
|
3,397
|
|
9,449
|
Kilkenny
|
|
|
148
|
4,239
|
2,529
|
Laois
|
|
|
|
2,053
|
2,165
|
Leitrim
|
|
|
111
|
83
|
|
Limerick
|
971
|
1,591
|
2,930
|
6,132
|
|
Longford
|
1,322
|
|
|
|
|
Louth
|
79
|
574
|
|
2,464
|
6,212
|
Mayo
|
|
|
119
|
4,385
|
|
Meath
|
9
|
|
|
1,261
|
|
Monaghan
|
2,697
|
1,895
|
1,153
|
|
|
Offaly
|
|
|
644
|
1,470
|
|
Sligo
|
1,348
|
5
|
103
|
625
|
|
Tipperary
|
|
|
872
|
5,107
|
2,348
|
Waterford
|
|
|
3,296
|
1,260
|
|
Westmeath
|
|
|
1,144
|
1,930
|
4,884
|
Wexford
|
460
|
|
551
|
8,509
|
|
Wicklow
|
|
|
|
1,792
|
1,462
|
Total
|
13,983
|
7,660
|
18,985
|
70,187
|
40,097
|
*All figures are operational, provisional and subject to change.
The table below sets out detections by Garda Division.
Speed Limit (km/h)
|
<=50
|
60
|
80
|
100
|
120
|
Total
|
Cavan/Monaghan
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
11
|
Clare/Tipperary
|
54
|
2
|
5
|
2
|
19
|
82
|
Cork City
|
6
|
10
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
20
|
Cork North
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
14
|
Cork West
|
10
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
16
|
D.M.R. Eastern
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
D.M.R. North Central
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
D.M.R. North
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
D.M.R. South Central
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
D.M.R. Southern
|
12
|
7
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
23
|
D.M.R. Western
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
Donegal
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
14
|
Galway
|
13
|
8
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
29
|
Kerry
|
19
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
24
|
Kildare
|
18
|
11
|
25
|
0
|
1
|
55
|
Kilkenny/Carlow
|
46
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
57
|
Laois/Offaly
|
10
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
3
|
19
|
Limerick
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
16
|
Louth
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
13
|
18
|
Mayo/Roscommon/Longford
|
17
|
25
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
52
|
Meath
|
14
|
12
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
30
|
Sligo/Leitrim
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
Waterford
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
Westmeath
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
5
|
16
|
Wexford
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
12
|
Wicklow
|
3
|
2
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
Total
|
250
|
121
|
64
|
63
|
72
|
570
|
*All figures are operational, provisional and subject to change.