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Road Traffic Offences

223 questions from 41 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 29 September 2026.

223
questions
221 written, 2 oral
41
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
3
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20252
February 20254
March 202527
April 202513
May 20252
June 20256
July 202513
August 20250
September 202514
October 20254
November 202515
December 20253
January 202652
February 202610
March 20266
April 202622
May 202618
June 20263
July 20268
August 20260
September 20261
October 20260

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • Aontú6 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil24 from 7 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael95 from 8 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party11 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent4 from 2 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland11 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party31 from 7 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity6 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin21 from 8 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 69
  2. 21
  3. 17
  4. 13
  5. 11
  6. 11
  7. 7
  8. 6

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Debated under the same heading

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The questions

Roderic O'Gorman Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Justice
583. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the online portal for uploading evidence of road traffic offences will be in place. [68513/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
551. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of enforcement actions taken in relation to e-scooters in each of the years 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53246/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
554. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of summonses issued for driving without insurance, driving without a driving licence and driving an untaxed vehicle in each of the past five years; the number of persons in each category who were male and female; the age profile of such persons in five-year age cohorts (details supplied); and the county in which each offen…
Peadar Tóibín Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
555. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of convictions recorded for driving without insurance, driving without a driving licence and driving an untaxed vehicle in each of the last five years; the number of persons in each category who were male and female; the age profile of such persons in five-year age cohorts (details supplied); the county in which each offen…
Peadar Tóibín Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
556. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of drivers identified as operating a vehicle without valid motor insurance through the Garda electronic motor insurance checking system in each year since its introduction; the number of such drivers who were male and female; the age profile of such drivers in five-year age cohorts (details supplied); the county in which e…
Peadar Tóibín Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
557. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vehicles identified as having no current motor tax through electronic checks, including automatic number plate recognition and linked databases, in each year since such systems were introduced; the number of vehicle users identified who were male and female; the age profile of such persons in five-year age cohorts (deta…
Peadar Tóibín Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
558. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons detected driving without insurance on more than one occasion in each of the past five years; the number, by gender; their age profile in five-year age cohorts; and the county in which each offence was detected, in tabular form. [53288/26]
John Clendennen Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
589. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters seized or detained in 2024, 2025 and in 2026 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53679/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Justice
356. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of reported cases of fraudulent use of disabled parking permits, by year from 2016 to 2025 and the latest data available in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50435/26]
George Lawlor Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Justice
539. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 829 of 26 May 2026, his views on whether providing the reply to this Parliamentary Question is taking an extraordinary amount of time; if he is aware of the reason for this; when a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47689/26]
George Lawlor Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Justice
563. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of motorists caught exceeding the speed limit on a static camera at locations (details supplied), since 30 May 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47847/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1372. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vehicles seized for having no insurance within Galway division in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [42641/26]
Grace Boland Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
817. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide the number of fixed charge notices and prosecutions issued in each of the years 2023 to 2025 for offences relating to illegal, obscured or unreadable motorcycle registration plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39494/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
828. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the number of detections and fixed charge notices issued for breaches of the HGV permit scheme in Dublin city, broken down by Garda district and month, since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39936/26]
George Lawlor Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
829. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of motorists caught exceeding the speed limit on a static camera at locations (details supplied), since 30 May 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39949/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 19 May 2026 · to Transport
358. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the rationale for increasing the clamp release fee from €80 to €125 a 56% increase in March 2022; whether any assessment was carried out on the impact of this increase on motorists, particularly in the context of cost-of-living pressures; and if he will consider reviewing or reducing the current clamp release charge. [37162/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 12 May 2026 · to Justice
835. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update in relation to the development of the online digital evidence device management storage system allowing members to upload footage of traffic incidents; the implementing timeline on this; the cost; when it is likely to be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34593/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 12 May 2026 · to Justice
836. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the number of detections, fixed charge notices issued, prosecutions initiated and fines paid for issues such as speeding, mobile phone usage, seat belt offences, drink/drug driving, insurance/documentation offences, careless/dangerous driving offences etc.; broken down by Garda district and month, since 2021, in tabular…
Ciarán Ahern Written 6 May 2026 · to Transport
127. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to amend the Road Traffic Act 1961 to introduce graduated penalties for driving under the influence of drugs based on the level of units detected in an individual’s blood as is the case with penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31920/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 6 May 2026 · to Transport
161. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the total number of road fatalities recorded in the State for each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, broken down by road user category (driver, passenger, pedestrian, cyclist, motorcyclist), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32486/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 6 May 2026 · to Transport
162. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the total number of road fatalities recorded in the State for each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32487/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 6 May 2026 · to Transport
163. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the total number of penalty points issued in the State in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, broken down by offence category, including speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of drugs and use of a mobile phone while driving, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32488/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 6 May 2026 · to Transport
164. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of fixed charge notices issued for speeding offences in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number that resulted in penalty points being applied; the number that progressed to court proceedings, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32489/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 6 May 2026 · to Transport
165. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of detections, arrests and convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32490/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 6 May 2026 · to Transport
166. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of detections, arrests and convictions for driving under the influence of drugs in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32491/26]