Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 January 2013
480. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of public money GoSafe has received each year since undertaking work in detecting speed offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2482/13]
View answer482. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a copy of the contract between his Department and GoSafe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2484/13]
View answer488. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the value of the GoSafe contract and the services for which that operator is contracted to provide. [2513/13]
View answer489. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the amount of moneys paid to GoSafe by his Department last year and the basis for the various payments. [2514/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 480, 482, 488 and 489 together.
In November, 2009 a contract was concluded for the provision of an outsourced safety camera network to An Garda Síochána. The objective of the network is to reduce the number of speed related collisions and so save lives, as excessive or inappropriate speeding is a major factor in road traffic collisions and fatalities.
The outsourced safety camera network commenced operations in November 2010. The service provider, Go Safe, is contracted to deliver a minimum of 6,000 speed monitoring hours and 1,500 traffic survey hours per month. I am advised by the Garda authorities that, in accordance with the contract, the surveying hours may be exchanged for speed monitoring at the discretion of An Garda Síochána. Furthermore, Go Safe personnel may be required to attend a court as expert witnesses in connection with the prosecution of relevant road traffic speeding offences.
I am informed by the Garda authorities that, in accordance with the provisions of the contract, Go Safe is paid on the basis of enforcement and surveying hours conducted, and the rates are not linked in any way to the number of detections made. A total of €228,494 was paid to Go Safe in 2010, €15,842,378 in 2011 and €15,613,641 in 2012. I am advised that the terms of the contract are subject to conditions of confidentiality.
