2135. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the number of Gardaí working within the roads policing unit for each of the years 2009 to 2025 inclusive; and the current number working in the unit as of March 2026 (or latest available data), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26186/26]
Topics / Road Traffic Offences
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsRoad Traffic Offences
223 questions from 41 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 29 September 2026.
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| July 2026 | 8 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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2178. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the most recent figures available for the number of active Gardaí deployed in roads policing. [27326/26]
378. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are plans to review current legislation to ensure consistency in how intoxication is assessed across all road users involved in collisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23464/26]
35. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has considered any technological solutions to identify vehicles on the roads with illegal licence plates with a view of improving enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22759/26]
225. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the last time a review was carried out of the appeal mechanism for the penalty points system for road traffic offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18539/26]
1399. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases in which an individual was caught driving unaccompanied on a learner's permit in each of the past five years; the number of repeat offences; the number of these cases which resulted in the suspension of a license, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20698/26]
296. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of times that new penalty points could be matched to an existing ‘shell record’ on transport’s driver file database when the driver has committed another penalty point offence(s), by year since 2020; the number of notifications sent to the personal details against the shell driver record each year since 2020, to inform the drivers that they are disqu…
55. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 25 February 2026, to list the 81 intoxicants that the Medical Bureau for Road Safety test for; to outline the process of expanding this list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17378/26]
259. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any post-implementation review has been conducted by his Department of the Road Traffic Act 2024 provisions relating to graduated penalty points; whether an impact assessment was undertaken prior to enactment regarding proportionality and licence disqualification risk; and if he will publish any such assessment. [16041/26]
260. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department conducted modelling or analysis on the projected increase in licence disqualifications arising from the interaction between reduced statutory speed limits and the graduated penalty points framework; and if he will provide details of same. [16042/26]
261. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether consideration has been given to introducing a lower-tier administrative margin for minor excess speeding of 1–5 km/h above the posted limit, including the option of warnings or reduced penalty points; and if he will outline the policy position of his Department on such a tier. [16043/26]
262. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the policy rationale for permitting the accumulation of multiple sets of penalty points arising from a single incident under the Road Traffic Act 2024; whether any cap on cumulative points from a single roadside detection was considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16044/26]
263. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has examined the road safety regimes of other EU Member States that differentiate penalty thresholds by road type, including urban, rural and motorway classifications; whether any comparative analysis was undertaken prior to introducing the current graduated system; and if he will publish any such analysis. [16045/26]
264. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any review has been initiated by his Department into the proportionality of mandatory disqualification periods under roadside drug testing legislation where no observable impairment is recorded; and whether amendments to incorporate impairment-based assessment or judicial discretion are under consideration. [16046/26]
265. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has examined the introduction of accredited driver awareness or rehabilitation programmes as an alternative to penalty points for minor offences; and if he will outline any proposals in this regard. [16047/26]
80. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to update the list of substances that are tested in roadside testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6204/26]
260. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 651 of 13 January 2026, if the RSAA will provide the number of MR cases received from the UK and NI each year from 2022 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7910/26]
755. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of convictions since new legislative measures were announced in February 2021 to tackle the illegal anti-social misuse of scramblers, quad bikes and similar off-road mechanically propelled vehicles on public roads, paths, parks and in the public space domain; and to include the number of seizures and convictions of persons …
153. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters tests that have been completed in the Dublin metropolitan region since July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6194/26]
154. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of checkpoints that were located and completed at district level for the period 1 January to 14 January 2026; the number of arrests made, breath samples taken and significant detections made relating to speeding and mobile phone use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5964/26]
71. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the result of the AI camera on the 220 Bus targeting traffic infractions; if it will be done again on other routes in Cork City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5094/26]
205. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration following his answer to Parliamentary Question No. 1718 of 13 January 2026, the number of notification letters sent to disqualified drivers in 2024. [4984/26]
206. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration following his answer to Parliamentary Question No. 1718 of 13 January 2026, the number of disqualified drivers that could not be notified by letter in 2024. [4985/26]
207. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration following his answer to Parliamentary Question No. 1718 of 13 January 2026, the number of notification letters that were sent to penalty point offenders in 2024. [4986/26]
208. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration following his answer to Parliamentary Question No. 1718 of 13 January 2026, the number of penalty point offenders that could not be notified by letter in 2024. [4987/26]