I have contacted the Courts Service for the information requested by the Deputy and have been advised of the below information. It should be noted that, where a Court Area is absent from a report, this should be read as a zero value for that Court Area. As the Deputy will appreciate, it is solely a matter for the presiding judge to determine if a case is struck out or dismissed and if such a strike out or dismissal is on foot of a contribution to the court poor box.
I have been advised that reasons for dismissals/strike outs may not be recorded by the judge in each case on the Courts Service system and that recording of same is a matter of judicial discretion. Further, a person may have had an offence struck out or dismissed in more than one court area so would be displayed more than once in this report.
Court Area
|
Jan – Dec 2018
|
Jan – Dec 2019
|
Jan – Dec 2020
|
Jan – Dec 2021
|
BALLINASLOE
|
|
1
|
|
|
CARLOW
|
|
|
|
1
|
CORK CITY
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
6
|
DUNDALK
|
1
|
|
|
|
DUNGARVAN
|
1
|
|
|
|
LONGFORD
|
|
|
|
1
|
LOUGHREA
|
|
|
|
2
|
MACROOM
|
1
|
|
|
|
MULLINGAR
|
1
|
|
|
|
TUAM
|
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
TOTAL
|
12
|
9
|
6
|
11
|
For comparison purposes, the Courts Service have provided the following information on the total number of persons listed to appear in each Court Area for the offence of driving whilst holding a mobile phone. Again, a person may be listed in Court for that year in one or more Court Areas so would be displayed more than once in this report.
Court Area
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
AN DAINGEAN
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
AN CLOCHAN LIATH
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
AN FAL CARRACH
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
ACAILL
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
ARDEE
|
19
|
36
|
12
|
25
|
ARKLOW
|
20
|
24
|
11
|
34
|
ATHLONE
|
46
|
42
|
25
|
57
|
ATHY
|
13
|
20
|
10
|
20
|
BALLAGHADERREEN
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
BALLINA
|
13
|
43
|
34
|
33
|
BALLINASLOE
|
31
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
BALLYSHANNON
|
9
|
4
|
6
|
8
|
BANDON
|
30
|
46
|
27
|
48
|
BANTRY
|
7
|
10
|
6
|
4
|
BEAL AN MHUIRTHEAD
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
BRAY
|
60
|
78
|
44
|
60
|
BUNCRANA
|
27
|
32
|
31
|
34
|
CAHIRCIVEEN
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
CARLOW
|
75
|
93
|
104
|
181
|
CARNDONAGH
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
CARRICK ON SHANNON
|
19
|
36
|
19
|
16
|
CARRICK ON SUIR
|
7
|
5
|
1
|
16
|
CARRICKMACROSS
|
102
|
81
|
31
|
50
|
CASHEL
|
38
|
39
|
22
|
39
|
CASTLEBAR
|
27
|
65
|
90
|
81
|
CASTLEREA
|
12
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
CAVAN
|
63
|
65
|
44
|
51
|
CLIFDEN
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
CLONAKILTY
|
15
|
15
|
8
|
11
|
CLONMEL
|
18
|
18
|
16
|
49
|
CORK CITY
|
361
|
371
|
190
|
314
|
DOIRE AN FHEICH
|
2
|
2
|
5
|
6
|
DONEGAL
|
4
|
9
|
3
|
3
|
DROGHEDA
|
46
|
45
|
41
|
72
|
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
|
1218
|
1431
|
821
|
1104
|
DUNDALK
|
52
|
50
|
35
|
54
|
DUNGARVAN
|
34
|
39
|
17
|
75
|
ENNIS
|
168
|
109
|
51
|
156
|
FERMOY
|
43
|
45
|
20
|
34
|
GALWAY
|
377
|
272
|
176
|
219
|
GOREY
|
81
|
147
|
61
|
126
|
GORT
|
55
|
32
|
13
|
19
|
KENMARE
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
KILCOCK
|
24
|
23
|
0
|
0
|
KILKENNY
|
107
|
121
|
55
|
139
|
KILLALOE
|
9
|
11
|
4
|
10
|
KILLARNEY
|
74
|
69
|
26
|
54
|
KILLORGLIN
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
KILRUSH
|
16
|
15
|
7
|
5
|
LETTERKENNY
|
18
|
31
|
49
|
62
|
LIMERICK
|
476
|
430
|
295
|
182
|
LISMORE
|
7
|
9
|
4
|
3
|
LISTOWEL
|
18
|
15
|
17
|
23
|
LONGFORD
|
35
|
55
|
40
|
68
|
LOUGHREA
|
45
|
43
|
20
|
48
|
MACROOM
|
46
|
44
|
17
|
25
|
MALLOW
|
77
|
56
|
61
|
64
|
MANORHAMILTON
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
MEATH
|
90
|
114
|
78
|
186
|
MIDLETON
|
88
|
94
|
68
|
117
|
MONAGHAN
|
14
|
19
|
12
|
15
|
MULLINGAR
|
29
|
23
|
8
|
36
|
NA GLEANNTA
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
NAAS
|
248
|
340
|
157
|
289
|
NENAGH
|
11
|
26
|
26
|
52
|
NEWCASTLE WEST
|
120
|
93
|
53
|
72
|
PORTLAOISE
|
186
|
198
|
66
|
147
|
ROSCOMMON
|
41
|
32
|
19
|
18
|
SKIBBEREEN
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
SLIGO
|
62
|
106
|
42
|
25
|
STROKESTOWN
|
13
|
6
|
3
|
2
|
THURLES
|
24
|
48
|
26
|
47
|
TIPPERARY
|
21
|
24
|
9
|
14
|
TRALEE
|
134
|
121
|
96
|
129
|
TUAM
|
62
|
51
|
27
|
21
|
TUBBERCURRY
|
8
|
15
|
13
|
13
|
TULLAMORE
|
91
|
64
|
38
|
69
|
VIRGINIA
|
27
|
41
|
31
|
34
|
WATERFORD CITY
|
72
|
176
|
112
|
210
|
WESTPORT
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
WEXFORD
|
158
|
166
|
115
|
154
|
WICKLOW
|
28
|
37
|
28
|
52
|
YOUGHAL
|
7
|
6
|
2
|
6
|
Total
|
5612
|
6081
|
3635
|
5435
|
I am advised that figures for 2022 are not presently available; however, for the Deputy's information, the Courts Service has a dedicated email address for the provision of information to members of the Houses of the Oireachtas at: oireachtasenquiries@courts.ie.