Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am quite concerned about the fact that, in the context of the categories of driver to whom section 29 applies, namely, the learner, novice or professional drivers who have readings between 20 mg and 50 mg and between 50 mg and 80 mg, of the number who choose to contest the fixed penalty notice and go to court, more of those who are not in the 50 mg to 80 mg cohort of non-specified drivers choose to go to court. I put to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport last week the fact that the regulatory impact analysis did not factor in more court cases and challenges if there is an automatic disqualification instead of the points and fine. Do the witnesses know from their research the average waiting time for a drink driving case in the courts?