I propose to take Questions Nos. 236 to 238, inclusive, and 245 together.
I am informed by the Garda authorities that persons involved in road traffic collisions, their legal advisers or insurers or other interested parties may, on written request, be supplied with an abstract of the Garda report in respect of the collision, copies of statements of witnesses and sketches or maps of the scene. Abstracts are not supplied until any criminal proceedings are concluded and, in the case of fatal traffic collisions, until the inquest concerning the death has been completed by the Coroner.
The fee regime was last revised in October 2011 when the fee for an abstract was increased from €41 to €60 and the fee for a statement was increased from €21 to €40.
I understand that these fees are designed to recoup administrative costs incurred in the preparation and processing of requests for abstracts and statements and that they are kept under ongoing review. I have no role in relation to the setting or collection of these fees.