Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Okay. In terms of the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021, the Minister of State said he had a meeting with the Garda this morning. The MIBI appeared before the committee the week before last and its representatives told us that almost 200,000 cars on the road are taxed but uninsured. There are probably more that are both untaxed and uninsured. Where are we in terms of being able to tackle them? When will we get automatic number plate recognition, ANPR, and when will the Garda have to technological capacity to get these people and bring them into the net? We are all paying for these people. The MIBI told us that €70 million per year is being paid out in terms of accidents. I renewed my motor insurance this week and it has gone up. We are all paying more because some people are not paying anything.