JUSTICE MINISTER FRANCES Fitzgerald has revealed how many drivers have been convicted of penalty point offences in court in 2013, 2014 and up to March in 2015.

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Unsurprisingly, given the higher population and number of cars, the Dublin metropolitan district had the highest number of convictions: 6,286 in 2013, 6,224 in 2014 and 1,660 from January to March of this year.

Other areas with high rates of convictions so far this year include:

Athlone (151)
Bray (122)
Carlow (144)
Cork city (426)
Ennis (198)
Galway (264)
Kilkenny (199)
Limerick (253)
Naas (250)
Wexford (170)

Here’s a full breakdown by District Court area:

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Images: KildareStreet.com

Fitzgerald was replying to a parliamentary question asked by independent TD Tommy Broughan.

The figures include mandatory and non-mandatory court appearances. If a defendant appeared in court more than once in the year, they only appear once on the report.

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