Question
89. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to reply to Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 16 February 2017, and a further reply of 7 March 2017, the number of drink driving offences that were struck out in each court due to non-service of a summons in the years 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15094/17]
Answer
Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): Further to the Deputy's Parliamentary Question number 53 of 16 February 2017, and my post-reply to him dated 7 March 2017, the Courts Service has provided the following table relating to the number of drink driving offences that were struck out in each court due to non-service of a summons in the years 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017.
It should be noted that a working group was established by An Garda Síochána to examine how the rate of summons serving can be improved and to regularly monitor the level of summons service throughout the country. While this group has reported improvements in the rate of successful service of summons, challenges remain in relation to effecting service of summons in certain circumstances, relating to such matters as inaccurate address data, persons moving address, or living in multi-occupancy dwellings or other settings which make service difficult.
| NAME | Jan - Dec 2015 No. of Offences | Jan - Dec 2016No. of Offences | Jan 2017No. of Offences |
| ARDEE | 1 | 1 |  |
| ARKLOW | 16 | 14 | 4 |
| ATHLONE | 4 | 1 | |
| ATHY | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| BALLINA | 4 | 20 | 1 |
| BEAL AN MHUIRTHEAD | 2 | |
|
| BALLINASLOE | 2 | 7 | |
| BALLAGHADERREEN | 2 | 2 | |
| BALLYSHANNON | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| BANTRY | 7 | 4 | |
| BRAY | 8 | 7 | |
| BUNCRANA | 9 | |
|
| CAHIRCIVEEN | 2 | 2 | |
| CARLOW | 14 | 18 | |
| CASHEL | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| CAVAN | 19 | 14 | |
| CASTLEBAR | 9 | 11 | 3 |
| CLIFDEN | 4 | 3 | |
| CLONMEL | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| CLONAKILTY | 2 | 3 | |
| CORK CITY | 125 | 112 | 8 |
| CARRICK ON SHANNON | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| CARRICKMACROSS | |
1 | |
| CARNDONAGH | 3 | 4 | |
| CARRICK ON SUIR | 5 | 2 | |
| CASTLEREA | |
1 | |
| AN DAINGEAN | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| DUBLIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT | 216 | 232 | 30 |
| DUNGARVAN | 13 | 11 | |
| DONEGAL | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| DROGHEDA | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| DOIRE AN FHEICH | 2 | 3 | |
| DUNDALK | 7 | 4 | |
| AN CLOCHAN LIATH | 5 | 1 | |
| ENNIS | 11 | 14 | |
| AN FAL CARRACH | |
1 | |
| FERMOY | 12 | 9 | |
| GALWAY | 20 | 18 | 4 |
| NA GLEANNTA | 2 | 1 | |
| GORT | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| GOREY | 5 | 8 | |
| KENMARE | 2 | 2 | |
| KILCOCK | 10 | 7 | |
| KILKENNY | 10 | 11 | 2 |
| KILLORGLIN | 1 | 1 | |
| KILRUSH | 2 | 1 | |
| KILLARNEY | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| LETTERKENNY | 24 | 26 | 5 |
| LIMERICK | 42 | 57 | 5 |
| LISTOWEL | 9 | 11 | |
| LONGFORD | 13 | 16 | 2 |
| LOUGHREA | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| MACROOM | 2 | 3 | |
| MALLOW | 13 | 16 | |
| MANORHAMILTON | 1 | |
|
| MIDLETON | 18 | 14 | |
| MEATH | |
17 | |
| MONAGHAN | 6 | 9 | |
| MULLINGAR | 12 | 15 | 2 |
| NAAS | 18 | 23 | 1 |
| NENAGH | 9 | 5 | |
| NEWCASTLE WEST | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| NAVAN | 19 | 3 | |
| PORTLAOISE | 15 | 23 | 3 |
| ROSCOMMON | 3 | 2 | |
| SKIBBEREEN | 2 | 1 | |
| SLIGO | 8 | 9 | 2 |
| THURLES | 10 | 10 | |
| TIPPERARY | 3 | 7 | |
| TRALEE | 28 | 17 | 1 |
| TRIM | 4 | 1 | |
| TUAM | 8 | 6 | |
| TUBBERCURRY | 3 | |
1 |
| TULLAMORE | 10 | 6 | |
| VIRGINIA | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| WEXFORD | 13 | 11 | 3 |
| WICKLOW | 5 | 4 | |
| WESTPORT | |
3 | |
| WATERFORD CITY | 22 | 20 | 3 |
| YOUGHAL | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Total |
958
|
972
|
96
|