I propose to take Questions Nos. 534 and 535 together.
I am informed by the Garda authorities that to date in 2006 sixty summonses have been issued for breaches of the three tonne limit on Kennelsfort Road. I am further informed that since 3 April, 2006 this offence is captured by the Fixed Charge Processing System (FCPS). Thirty three fixed charge offences have been detected at Kennelsfort Road since that date.
To date in 2006 twenty eight cases have appeared before the courts resulting in seventeen convictions or the offence being taken into account with other offences being prosecuted. The number of detections for the years 2002-2005 are set out in the table.
Year
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Number of summonses issued
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2005
|
80
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2004
|
2
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2003
|
2
|
2002
|
9
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