Cork the third highest county for speed van fines, collecting nearly €3m since January 2023
CorkmanSpeed vans in Cork have collected €2.9m in fines over the past two and a half years.
Garda figures released to Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú showed that a total of €2,893,200 was collected in Cork city and county between January 1, 2023 and June 8 this year.
The city led the way, with Togher being the Cork garda district where the most fines were collected (€702,800), followed by Mayfield (€513,200). In third and fourth place respectively were the towns of Bandon (€466,160) and Mallow (€382,800).
Cork was the third highest county for Garda speed van fines during the period, behind Dublin (€6,227,840) and Tipperary (€3,322,880).
“A European Commission report from 2020 estimated that 10 to 15pc of all crashes and 30pc of all fatal crashes are the direct result of speeding or inappropriate speed,” Ms Ní Mhurchú said.
“174 people died on Irish roads in 2024, which means that 52 of those people died as a direct result of speeding. There are 52 families across the country mourning loved ones because we have failed to tackle speeding in any meaningful way.”
The EU Transport Committee MEP called for a “get-tough approach” to those caught doing excessive speeds on rural roads and a greater concentration of speed vans at accident black spots.
The total of speed van fines collected throughout Ireland during the period was €32.4m.
Figures show that gardaí paid out over €44.4m to private speed camera operators between the start of 2023 and August this year, meaning the system is losing over €9,000 a day.