289. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if further advancements have been made yet to the Irish motor insurance database, with all driver numbers added to the database now and shared with Gardaí on a daily basis to identify and apprehend thousands more uninsured drivers. [3773/26]
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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221 written, 2 oral
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| July 2026 | 8 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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158. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to publication of the report ‘Recording of Penalty Points and Disqualifications on Driver Records’, the way in which his Department concluded 19% of court-imposed penalty points have been fully recorded; the way in which disqualified drivers were deemed as not having a valid licence; his plans to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on…
232. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that existing legislation is sufficient in dealing with the misuse of scrambler bikes and e-scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3119/26]
234. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the widespread use of e-scooters by people under the age of 16 years; his plans to address this growing issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3312/26]
241. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of the 19% unmatched penalty points on the NVDF that were to drivers that should have been disqualified. [2906/26]
248. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the information he has regarding the 18% of disqualified drivers not matched on the national vehicle and driver file who he has stated do not hold a valid drivers licence; and whether he is engaging with the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and the Courts Service as to the circumstances by which they were on the road but did not hold a valid dri…
249. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport whether he intends to go further back in his analysis of the recording and penalty points on the national vehicle and driver file to see the number of drivers who were not matched in recent years. [2920/26]
252. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of the 18% unmatched penalty points on the NVDF that were to drivers holding a licence falling under Group 1 licence categories; the number holding a licence falling under Group 2 licence categories, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2954/26]
253. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of the 18% unmatched penalty points on the NVDF that were to drivers holding a valid Irish drivers licence; the number of drivers holding an invalid/expired Irish drivers licence, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2955/26]
265. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the data available regarding the 18% unmatched penalty points on the NVDF (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3037/26]
268. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of penalty point conviction notifications received from courts in 2024 by county; the number received without a driver number attached; the number unmatched to a driver record; and the number whereby a Shell record was created. [3122/26]
269. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner driver penalty point conviction notifications received from the courts in 2024 by county; the number received without a learner permit driver number attached; the number unmatched to a driver record; the number whereby a Shell record was created. [3123/26]
270. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of court disqualifications received in 2024, by county; the number without a driver number attached; the number unmatched to a driver record; the number whereby a Shell report was created; the number that surrendered their licence to the RSA. [3124/26]
271. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner driver disqualification orders received in 2024, by county; the number without a learner permit driver number attached; the number unmatched to a driver record; the number whereby a shell record was created; the number of learners that surrendered their permit to the RSA. [3125/26]
272. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport following his report on 10 December 2025 on ' Recording of Penalty Points and Disqualification on Driver Records', to confirm the number of penalty point offences issued by the Courts in 2024 that represents the 19% that were not matched to a driver record even though 'there is evidence a match may have been possible'; if his Department have since matched the 1…
273. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of unmatched disqualifications issued by the courts in 2024 to driver records that were made up of Irish driving licence holders. [3127/26]
274. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department have started work to examine ways to improve the automated matching process of court penalty point convictions to driver records; the proposed date when he plans to publish 2025 data on the recording of penalty points and disqualifications on driver records for 2025. [3128/26]
275. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to report on the mismatches made by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) to driving records of motorists who were not disqualified; the consequences of an incorrect match for the individuals affected; the consequences when this incorrect data is made available to AGS members at the roadside to assist in confirming the status of a driver's licence or permit; the cons…
276. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of disqualification orders received from the courts service of drivers convicted of dangerous driving or drink/drug driving offences in 2024; the number that included a driver number in the order; the number matched to the driver record; and the number whereby a shell record was created to record. [3130/26]
293. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department's work with the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to increase the maximum prison sentence for dangerous driving causing death from 10 to 14 years following a meeting with Minister of State at the Department of Transport (details supplied); and if he has now examined the practice in Northern Ireland whereby the m…
471. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of drivers intercepted by Gardaí in 2025 who were arrested and charged with drink driving on the day of the offence; the number prosecuted; the number disqualified in court; and the number who had their driver number captured in court on conviction. [3210/26]
478. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport his plans to amend the Road Traffic Act 2016 to include nitrous oxide on the list of offences involving certain drugs for the purpose of road side testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73873/25]
589. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport , further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 18 November 2025, the number of court disqualifications matched manually by the RSA on to driver records each year from 2022 and to date in 2025; the number of mismatches discovered each year by the RSA; the details of how each mismatch was identified; the period left on the disqualification when the mismatch was d…
590. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the procedure used by the RSA after identifying a mismatch; if they write to the driver who was incorrectly linked to a disqualification; and if the RSA attempts to find the correct driver or if the disqualification goes automatically on to the shell record. [74974/25]
648. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for a breakdown in number and type of the offence behind disqualification for drivers who were unmatched on the national vehicle and driver file in 2024 and 2025. [1066/26]