Written answers
Tuesday, 17 May 2016
Department of Justice and Equality
Garda Operations
Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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70. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed penalty notices issued to cyclists since the commencement of the Road Traffic Act 2015 by the alleged offences for which these penalties were issued. [9830/16]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will appreciate, the enforcement of road traffic legislation is a matter for An Garda Síochána. The introduction of Fixed Charge Notices (FCNs) for cyclists came into effect on 31 July 2015 (Road Traffic (Fixed Charge Offences - Cyclists) Regulations 2015 - S.I. No. 331 of 2015 refers). I am informed by the Garda authorities that a total of 691 FCNs have been issued to cyclists since the introduction of fixed charge offences for cyclists came into effect. The total number of FCNs issued in respect of each cyclist offence is broken down as follows:
Breakdown of Fixed Charge Offences for Cyclists:
31 July 2015 - 12 May 2016
Offence | Number of FCNs Issued |
|---|---|
| Cyclist riding a pedal cycle without reasonable consideration | 86 |
| No front lamp or rear lamp lit during lighting-up hours | 153 |
| Cyclist in pedestrianised street or area | 51 |
| Cyclist proceeding past traffic lights when red lamp illuminated | 382 |
| Cyclist proceeding past cycle traffic lights when red lamp illuminated | 18 |
| Cyclist failing to stop for a School Warden sign | 0 |
| Cyclist going beyond a stop line, barrier or half barrier at a railway level crossing, swing bridge or lifting bridge, when the red lamps are flashing | 1 |
| Total | 691 |
These figures are provisional, operational and subject to change.
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