Road Traffic Offences.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 October 2005

Tuesday, 18 October 2005

Ceisteanna (473)

Olivia Mitchell

Ceist:

553 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport when he will extend the penalty points system to all of the offences provided for in the Act. [28615/05]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Transport (Mr. Cullen)

The extension of the penalty points and related fixed charges systems to additional road traffic offences will be progressively implemented once the appropriate Garda Síochána IT processing system is fully operational and related administrative supports are in place. At that point, I will make the necessary statutory instruments.

The delivery of the IT system and administrative supports are matters for the Garda Síochána and the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform respectively and my officials are working closely with their counterparts in those agencies in a combined effort to expedite matters.