More than 16,000 summonses were issued last year for non-payment of TV licences.
Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald said prosecution was a matter for An Post.
The overwhelming majority of the 16,566 summonses were issued in Dublin, a total of 9,761 but the figures include summonses not served.
After Dublin the largest number of offenders were in Co Kerry with 540 summonses issued in Tralee.
Wexford was next largest with 399 summonses issued, followed by Ennis where 393 summonses were served and then Limerick where 391 people were summonsed for non-payment.
The Minister issued the figures to Limerick Fine Gael TD Patrick O’Donovan.
Evasion rates for the €160 TV licence are estimated at 15 per cent resulting in a revenue shortfall of more than €25 million a year.
Last year figures issued by the Department of Communications showed more than 30,000 people had signed statutory declarations that they did not have a television in their home, indication of a growing use of tablets, computers, laptops, phones and other devices to watch television.
The Government had planned to introduce a broadcasting charge for all households, but it will not be introduced during the remaining lifetime of this Government.
The list of court offences and summonses issued:
Athlone 88
Ballina 37
Bray 162
Carlow 104
Carrick On Shannon 57
Cavan 189
Castlebar 107
Clonakilty 125
Clonmel 335
Cork 256
Donegal 10
Dublin 9,761
Dundalk 331
Ennis 393
Galway 306
Kilkenny 108
Letterkenny 78
Limerick 391
Longford 162
Loughrea 86
Mallow 250
Monaghan 82
Mullingar 195
Naas 390
Nenagh 317
Portlaoise 242
Roscommon 39
Sligo 170
Tralee 540
Trim 292
Tullamore 207
Waterford 298
Wexford 399
Youghal 59
