Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
1721. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of penalty points given to truck drivers on the Kennelsfort Road, Palmerstown, Dublin 20, for the past five years. [34278/14]
View answerUnder the Road Traffic Act 2002 penalty points are required to be endorsed on the Irish driving licence record held on the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) for a period of 3 years and once expired they are removed from the record to comply with Data Protection requirements.
There are 149 current penalty point instances on the NVDF in respect of offences at the address mentioned. A total of 28 were the holders of foreign driving licences and of the Irish driving licences recorded a total of 10 drivers hold driving licence category(ies) which enable them to drive vehicles in excess of 3,500kgs.
