Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 16 May 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 26: Collection of Motor Taxation
Vote 20: An Garda Síochána

11:10 am

Mr. Martin Callinan:

No. The Go-Safe cameras were set up specifically to deal with road safety issues. The enforcement of motor taxation is an issue for the Revenue Commissioners, although tax evasion is a breach of the law, but we do not see the two as being compatible. The contract regulations and responsibilities expire in 2015 and maybe there will be an opportunity then to look at whether there is a multi-purpose element attaching to any future contract. The cameras are well-documented. There is no sneaky business here. We are up-front in indicating where we are and that is based on surveys done regarding areas where a very high incidence of fatalities or serious injuries occur on our road network. It is about compliance with road safety. That is where we see the thrust of the Go-Safe cameras now. There may be potential beyond that but those issues are explored, as I have said.

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