Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 March 2012
689 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will commence Parts 3 and 5 of the Road Traffic Act 2010; if any of the 87,365 unassigned penalty points from 2009 to 2012 will be applied retrospectively to drivers holding non-Irish licenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14225/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraIt is my Department's intention to retrospectively associate penalty points accumulated by the holders of non-Irish driving licences with the records of the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) and any driver who has accumulated twelve penalty points will be disqualified from driving. The Deputy will appreciate that it is essential that this task must be carried out with extreme care to ensure that the penalty points are designated properly and that the points are not improperly assigned to individuals who did not incur them.
