Mr. John Twomey:

Very often, the case is put back to a later date in order to allow the person to produce the licence. We previously reported to the committee that we took several prosecutions in respect of that issue. As part of that process, we identified some of the areas that have since been addressed in terms of process and by the provision of an offence code by the Director of Public Prosecutions to An Garda Síochána. All of those issues have been addressed. The process of a licence being surrendered to the licensing authority and An Garda Síochána then being notified, or it being brought to court and surrendered there, is very complicated.