Mr. Peter Mullan:

My colleague, Mr. Ward, is on a fixed charge working group that was set up by the Department. The group is co-chaired by the Departments of Transport, Tourism and Sport and Justice and Equality and is looking at a lot of road traffic issues, including this particular one. It is fair to say that some of these problems have been with us for some time. Some of the solutions will require interventions from both Departments and from An Garda Síochána. There are issues around the service of documents. The issue regarding the constitutionality of the legislation is a matter upon which the court has just decided. That is a new matter. Up until six weeks ago, the law was constitutional; now it appears to be unconstitutional and that will have to be dealt with by the Oireachtas unless the decision is appealed.