Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I think we all agree that the fines and penalties are excessive and disproportionate. What people do not know, as the Minister alluded to in his original answer, is that if motorists receive a penalty of, for example, €46, and they pay the toll on a given day, eFlow will take the payment for that day and use it against the €46 penalty. The company will not tell them it has done that. Then, eFlow will fine them an extra €46 for that day, on which they believe they have paid the toll. This system needs to be examined and changed. I agree that if motorists do not pay their toll, there needs to be a penalty but these penalties are extortionate. Legislation was brought in to prevent people being ripped off by excessive rates charged by moneylenders. This is similar and this area of tolls and penalties needs to be revisited.

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