Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Finn made a point on the fixed charge penalties for those who were in that bracket of 50 mg to 80 mg, and that 75% of those accept their penalty and fine, and that is done straight away. It saves members of the traffic corps from going into court where the person who has been caught is fighting the case. It gives Mr. Finn an opportunity to have more of his force out policing the roads.

I have a question about someone who is caught over the limit. No one for a moment is condoning the behaviour of anyone caught over the limit. What is the turnaround time from when they are caught? What is the timescale for someone caught this evening? It could not be me because I do not do it, but if I was caught this evening, how long would it take for me to lose my licence by going through the courts system?