Transport Committee to consider GoSafe summons difficulties

15 April 2014

Assistant Commissioner John Twomey is head of the Garda National Traffic Bureau. The private company GoSafe operate cameras nationwide, under a contract administered by An Garda Síochána. 

Chairman of the Committee John O’Mahony TD says: “A more rigorous enforcement regime, including the introduction of the penalty points system ten years ago, made a major contribution to improving safety on Irish roads. The 2013 increase in road deaths however is a stark reminder of the dangers of complacency and the Committee has been concerned with the reported difficulties in recent court cases relating to speed van summonses. In the past few months a number of cases have been adjourned due to apparent anomalies in the administrative process in relation to obtaining convictions. Tomorrow, we look forward to exploring with the Assistant Commissioner how judicial and public confidence in the speed van system can be bolstered.”

The meeting takes place tomorrow Wednesday 16 April at 9:30 am in Committee Room 4, LH 2000. Public proceedings can be viewed online here.

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Committee on Transport and Communications
Deputies: John O’Mahony (Chair), Paudie Coffey (Vice-Chair), Michael Colreavy, Timmy Dooley, Dessie Ellis, Tom Fleming, Brendan Griffin, Noel Harrington, Seán Kenny, Éamonn Maloney, Helen McEntee, Michael Moynihan, Patrick O’Donovan, Ann Phelan and Mick Wallace
Senators: Sean D. Barrett, Terry Brennan, Éamonn Coghlan, Paschal Mooney, Ned O’Sullivan and John Whelan