Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 May 2005
217 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if it is intended to legislate to provide that digital imagery will be deemed admissible as proof of commission of a speeding offence in cases taken before the courts. [15603/05]
View answerSection 21 of the Road Traffic Act 2002 provides an appropriate and comprehensive basis for the use of apparatus, including cameras, for the purpose of establishing evidence in respect of a range of traffic offences, including speeding offences.
The Road Traffic Act 2004 introduced further clarity to the provisions of section 21 to affirm the use of radar guns, and other apparatuses that do not produce permanent records, to support Garda enforcement. The parameters established by section 21 for the use of apparatus generally are stated in the broadest possible manner to facilitate the deployment of any technology currently in use, including digital imaging. Decisions relating to both the type of equipment and the technology to be deployed to support enforcement are matters for the determination of the Garda Commissioner.
