The Courts Service has dismissed reports of a 40% conviction rate for drink-driving cases since 2013 as “simply wrong”, stating that the actual figure stands at 86%.
Figures released by the Department of Justice in response to a parliamentary question by Independent TD Tommy Broughan show that, of the more than 20,000 people due before the district courts for drink-driving offences, just 6,700, or 40%, were convicted.
The Courts Service said the 40% figure is “simply wrong”, “distorts reality”, and “in no way reflects the conviction rates in the district courts”.
It pointed out that the 20,000 figure released last week related to summonses requested, printed, and issued, and does not compare in any way to the numbers of cases heard and finalised in court.
Source: Conall Ó Fátharta, Irish Examiner, 27/10/15
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