Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

There is a slight difference in how this relates to motoring offences. A car can be traced to a specific person. People furnish wrong names and addresses too frequently to the Garda and a number of my constituents have contacted my office inquiring as to how they can extract themselves from scenarios where they are being pursued regarding various offences they did not commit. The provision removes responsibility for collection of the charges from the Garda. A fine issues and a period of 28 days can elapse followed by another period of 28 days and then a court case. In the meantime, these charges hang over people whose names have been falsely given for a fixed charge penalty. How can they extract themselves? Must they wait until they go to court a number of months later? Is another mechanism available? Currently a person deals directly with the garda who is charging or fining him or her.

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