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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

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Alan Kelly Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
646. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the reason investment has gone into roads policing by An Garda Síochána in the past five years. [25130/25]
Ivana Bacik Written 7 May 2025 · to Justice
317. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice when an upload portal for reporting road traffic offences will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22272/25]
John McGuinness Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Transport
22. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine the existing structure of the application of penalty points and fines to determine if there is a more progressive way to penalise motorists that speed by a mix of fines and penalty points; if systems in other EU Countries have been examined with a view to improving ours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21430/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Justice
114. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the measure that will be taken to curb the use of mobile phone while driving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21394/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Justice
115. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of driving offences relating to mobile phone usage in each of the years 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21397/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1586. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for driving licence restoration granted in each calendar year from 2010 to date in 2025, as recorded on An Garda Síochána's Pulse database and Courts Service database, in tabular form and on a county by county basis [19859/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1587. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of driving licence disqualifications that were granted in each calendar year from 2010 to date in 2025, as recorded on An Garda Síochána's Pulse database and Courts Service database, in tabular form and on a county by county basis [19860/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1588. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice each year from 2010 to date in 2025, of the successful applications for driving licence restorations recorded on An Garda Síochána's Pulse database and Courts Service database, the number of cases in which the applicant had received a second or additional disqualification order of two years or more within the ten years prior to their application for driving l…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Transport
83. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport when red-light infringement enforcement cameras will be rolled out. [16187/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Transport
84. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport when bus lane infringement enforcement cameras will be rolled out. [16188/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Justice
532. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons convicted for driving without motor insurance, careless driving, dangerous driving, driving while under the influence of a banned substance, and driving and or being in control of a motor vehicle while intoxicated for the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by county, in tabular form. [14992/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Justice
562. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions for dangerous, reckless and careless driving on scrambler bikes in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [15440/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Justice
563. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions for scrambler bike users carrying no insurance in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [15441/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Justice
564. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions for scrambler bike users wearing no helmet in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [15442/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Justice
565. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions for scrambler bike users driving against the flow of traffic in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [15443/25]
Paul Murphy Written 26 Mar 2025 · to Transport
25. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will supply a breakdown of the number of drivers disqualified in court each year from 2020 to 2024; the number of those drivers who surrendered their licence to the Road Safety Authority’s national driver licence service PO box to have the conviction of disqualification endorsed on their driving licence record; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
Paul Murphy Written 26 Mar 2025 · to Transport
26. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers disqualified in court each year from 2020 to 2024 who failed to comply with the requirement to surrender their licence to the Road Safety Authority and were summoned to court for failing to comply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14629/25]
Paul Murphy Written 26 Mar 2025 · to Transport
27. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will supply a breakdown of the number of learner drivers disqualified in court each year from 2020 to 2024; the number of those learner drivers who surrendered their learner permit to the Road Safety Authority’s national driver licence service PO box, as required by law, to have the conviction of the disqualification endorsed on their driving record; and i…
Alan Kelly Written 26 Mar 2025 · to Justice
127. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of static speed cameras operated by An Garda Síochána in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [14399/25]
Alan Kelly Written 26 Mar 2025 · to Justice
128. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of valid calibration certificates issued for the static speed cameras operated by An Garda Síochána in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [14400/25]
Alan Kelly Written 26 Mar 2025 · to Justice
130. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of static speed cameras used by An Garda Síochána in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [14402/25]
Alan Kelly Written 26 Mar 2025 · to Justice
131. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of static speed cameras operated by third party contracted providers for An Garda Síochána in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [14403/25]
Alan Kelly Written 26 Mar 2025 · to Justice
132. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of valid calibration certificates issued for the static speed cameras operated by third party contracted providers for An Garda Síochána in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [14404/25]
Alan Kelly Written 26 Mar 2025 · to Justice
134. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of static speed cameras used by third party providers, contracted providers and civilian providers in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [14406/25]
Alan Kelly Written 26 Mar 2025 · to Justice
135. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of safety camera vans and speeding vans operated by An Garda Síochána in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [14407/25]