Áine Collins (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I thank Mr. Twomey. We are not where we would like to be with the processing of fixed-penalty fines. There are 70% of people who pay them upfront and do as they should but approximately 20% of people never get fined by the time the process is finished. There has been much talk about this and work done. My understanding is the Garda Síochána process these fines and take them as far as court. Some people never get a summons and if they do, the process would not get to the penalty points stage. Would it make sense to consider outsourcing this? Does the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform have an opinion?