Ms Moyagh Murdock:

It could be someone who has never done a driving test and got a licence. There are a number of people in that group. It also includes people from outside the State who do not have valid Irish licences. The legislation was changed recently and amendments and regulations have been introduced. It is an offence to fail to produce one's licence in court. Sadly, that is not working at the level we want. People simply say they cannot find their licences. It is an offence to drive without possession of one's licence for checking. There is more than adequate legislation in place and the law has been changed to insist that people come to court with their licences. Some test cases were taken on that legislation whereby we were having difficulty applying penalty points to licences because people were appearing before judges without their licences. The courts are required to ask for the licence.