Vol. 467 No. 2
139 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Justice the Garda Síochána calculations of the number of uninsured motor vehicles on the roads; the number of persons prosecuted for having no insurance in 1995; the comparative figure for 1990; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12976/96]
I am informed by the Garda authorities that statistics regarding the number of uninsured motor vehicles on the road are not compiled by them in such a way as to readily provide the details which the Deputy requests. However, the Garda Síochána conducted a survey in 1991 to estimate the extent to which vehicles are uninsured. This survey indicated that the national level of uninsured driving was about 6 per cent. A similar survey was also carried out recently. The results are not yet available.
