Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 7 February 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments Under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 26 - Collection of Motor Taxation
Financial Statements 2011 - National Roads Authority

11:10 am

Mr. Tom O'Mahony:

Probably not, but the benefit of using the M50 is that it is available. Without having to put Garda or any other resources into checkpoints there is a system in place. We are taking legal advice on the possibility of using speed cameras in the interests of tackling motor tax evasion. There may be legal issues around using that system for a reason other than the one for which it was put in place. We will also have to consider whether that would run any risk of undermining public acceptance of speed cameras. It is certainly something else that could be done.

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