Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2004
437 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport if the holder of an Irish driving licence received UK penalty points following an incident in the UK; if these points are transferred onto their Irish licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17695/04]
View answerWhere the holder of an Irish driving licence, resident in the UK, commits a penalty point offence in the UK, the points are recorded in the UK but are not endorsed on the Irish driving licence or licence record.
Penalty point systems are now operating in this country, Northern Ireland and Great Britain. The authorities in all three jurisdictions are actively considering the issue of the introduction of a scheme to provide for the mutual recognition of penalty points between the United Kingdom and Ireland. This consideration is being pursued under the auspices of the British-Irish Council. One of the first matters that will need to be addressed before full mutual recognition can be realised will be the introduction of bilateral recognition of the separate penalty points systems operating in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
