Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 November 2022
147. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of disqualification court orders received from the Courts Service per year from 2017 to date in 2022 in which the RSA could not match a disqualification against drivers who have an Irish driving licence or learner permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57197/22]
View answer149. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver disqualifications received from the Courts Service per year from 2017 to date in 2022 which resulted in mismatches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57199/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 147 and 149 together.
My responses to Parliamentary Questions 210 of 25 October 2022 and 193 of 8 November 2022 addressed this matter. Unmatched records, referred to as "shell" records are created only in situations where an Irish Driving Licence or Learner Permit could not be matched to an individual; and as such the number of Irish Driving Licence holders or Learner Permit holders on the shell record file is zero.
The number of shell records is as provided in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 25 October 2022. The details for the period January to 14 November 2022 is as follows:
|
Number of Driver Disqualifications Imposed |
2022 to date |
|
Irish Driver Records |
5,425 |
|
Shell Record |
1.680 |
|
Total |
7,105 |
|
% Matched |
76% |
