Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Public Accounts Committee
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments Under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 26 - Collection of Motor Taxation
Financial Statements 2011 - National Roads Authority
12:20 pm
Mr. Tom O'Mahony:
The legislative system we have at present gives too much of an invitation to people to abuse it. I will not speculate about the extent in different parts of the country, but the system is too wide open and it is being abused. We must close the loophole and then use technology and enforcement mechanisms to track people. That has worked in other countries and we would be happy that it would work here.