Thomas P. Broughan
Question:194. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 462, 463 and 464 of 14 May 2013, the reason more than 85,000 drivers avoided conviction and penalty points after having been summoned to court for failure to pay a fixed charge penalty notice within 56 days of receipt of the notice in the years 2011 and 2012; the reasons recorded in the files retained by the Courts Services following those appearances for the offences not resulting in a conviction of the drivers involved; and if he will provide, in tabular form on the basis of the various districts administered by the Courts Service, a breakdown of the numbers summoned to court for failure to pay a fixed charge penalty notice within 56 days of receipt of the notice; the numbers of drivers summoned to court for this reason; and the number of such drivers who were convicted. [24563/13]
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