Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Public Accounts Committee
2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project
10:45 am
Mr. Brian Purcell:
It will commence an assessment of training requirements in relation to the operation of the fixed-charge processing system - recommendations 2.2 and 3.7.
There is action to be taken in the medium term. The criminal justice working group which, as I mentioned, has its first meeting scheduled for this afternoon will identify the measures necessary to ensure all penalty points are applied to driving licences - recommendation 2.10. It will examine options for the online payment of fixed-charge fines - recommendation 2.14. It will consider alternative measures for collecting unpaid fixed-charged fines - recommendation 2.15. It will consider how legislative proposals could address difficulties in collecting fines and applying penalty points in respect of company rental or unregistered vehicles - recommendation 2.9. It will also consider the provision of clear statutory parameters for the discretionary cancellation of fixed-charge notices - recommendation 3.2.
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