256. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider amending the Road Traffic Acts to allow a designated doctor to take a blood sample (details supplied); if he is aware that this is standard practice in many jurisdictions, such as Australia, where blood samples are taken by medical professionals and placed in a container with a tamper-evident seal that has a unique identifying number marked…
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
41
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| March 2025 | 27 |
| April 2025 | 13 |
| May 2025 | 2 |
| June 2025 | 6 |
| July 2025 | 13 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 14 |
| October 2025 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 15 |
| December 2025 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 52 |
| February 2026 | 10 |
| March 2026 | 6 |
| April 2026 | 22 |
| May 2026 | 18 |
| June 2026 | 3 |
| July 2026 | 8 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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900. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of scrambler and quad bikes seized, by county, since the introduction of the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48480/25]
910. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the arrests, prosecutions and confiscations that have been made under the provisions of the Roads Traffic and Roads Act 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48541/25]
1458. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the schedule of fixed charge notices and category of same issued in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 issued in respect of road traffic offences to persons not ordinarily resident in this jurisdiction; the vehicles registered outside of this jurisdiction to include country of origin; and the number of fixed charged notices …
1520. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if An Garda Síochána is capturing the driver licence numbers at point of detection and recording the driver number on summonses; if the Courts Service is accepting this data and inputting the information on the disqualification orders for recording onto the NVDF database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45227/25]
1647. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 673 of 8 July 2025 and Parliamentary Question No.2073 of 29 July, if An Garda Síochána can now issue fixed charge notices (FCN’S) for registration plate offences; if the Garda authorities have finalised incorporating amendments from the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 into Garda ICT systems to all…
522. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to tackle the use of mobile phones while driving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43073/25]
523. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the number of people who received penalty points for use of a mobile phone while driving in the past three years, broken down by month, in tabular form. [43074/25]
1956. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fixed charge notices issued by Gardaí to drivers whose vehicles failed to comply with number plate regulations in 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of drivers who failed to pay the fixed charge notices within the required time period; the number who were summoned to court; the number that were convicted; and if he will mak…
2073. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 673 of 8 July 2025, if An Garda Síochána are now able to issue fixed charge notices (FCNs) for registration plate offences; if the Garda authorities have finalised incorporating amendments from the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 into Garda ICT systems to allow Gardaí issue FCNs for these offences…
321. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for when his Department will finish drafting amendments to the relevant fixed charge notice regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39393/25]
690. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fixed charges that have been issued by An Garda Síochána for failure to comply with vehicle registration plate regulations in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38907/25]
237. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if sufficient legislation is in place in order for fixed-charge notices to be issues for the offence of displaying illegal number plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37811/25]
251. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport the additional measures his Department plans to implement to prevent misuse of e-scooters, including speeding and driving on footpaths. [37209/25]
310. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport when camera enforcement of bus lanes will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37923/25]
311. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport when camera enforcement of red lights will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37924/25]
624. 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, the number of seizures in this region, and the number of testing units available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37252/25]
673. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if fixed charge notices are currently being issued for the office of displaying illegal number plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37812/25]
33. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide data on the number of seizures, arrests and prosecutions related to the illegal use of electric bikes and mopeds over the past 12 months; and if he will outline whether Operation Meacan or similar initiatives are active in the Dublin metropolitan region north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36634/2…
205. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport if he will urgently address the growing public safety concerns surrounding the widespread and largely unregulated use of electric scooters; if he is aware of the increasing number of serious accidents, including a recent hit and run incident involving an elderly woman in Dublin, and many similar cases across the country, resulting in serious injuries and,…
627. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of penalty points issued to learner drivers that were detected by Gardaí, by county, for driving a vehicle without being accompanied by a full licence holder in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [33849/25]
581. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooter related road traffic offences recorded by An Garda Síochána since the introduction of e-scooter legislation in May 2024, by policing district, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31803/25]
74. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport whether it is an offence for a driver of a motor vehicle to overtake a school bus while it is stopped to board or disembark students; if so, the penalty that is incurred by the driver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31214/25]
230. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people prosecuted for illegally modifying an electric bicycle to increase its power or speed since 2020, broken down by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30882/25]
231. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people prosecuted for use of an overpowered or modified electric bicycle since 2020, broken down by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30883/25]