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Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (23 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Transport the charge that applies to each of the on-the-spot fine categories. [11538/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (23 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount accruing to the Exchequer from fixed charge penalties for traffic offences in each of the past six years. [11533/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (23 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount accruing to the Exchequer from on-the-spot fines for traffic offences in each of the past six years. [11534/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (23 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Questions Nos. 464 and 465 of 7 February 2006, if he is in a position to provide the information requested on samples taken from drivers by the Garda Síochána. [11503/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (23 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of on-the-spot fines issued by the Garda Síochána in each of the past six years; and the breakdown by offence. [11535/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (23 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the typical reason as to why an on-the-spot fine may be cancelled by the Garda Síochána; the statutory basis for such cancellations; if he will provide a copy to the Oireachtas Library of the guidance document to which the Garda Síochána refers when considering such cancellations; if statistics are held or are...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (23 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the reason for the cancellation of the on-the-spot fine is routinely recorded; the way in which documentation in respect of such cases is routinely reviewed; and the number of times such reviews take place. [11537/06]

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (23 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if gardaí at roadside checkpoints have direct access to PULSE and the national driver file and data held by the vehicle registration unit; and, if not, his plans to provide them with such access. [11539/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (23 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the work of the persistent offenders task force in respect of traffic offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11540/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (23 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if non-residents driving foreign registered cars are currently prosecuted under the on-the-spot fine system; if not, the way in which penalties are applied to this group of drivers; the statistics available to him on the number of such penalties in any given time period in respect of this driver category; and if he will...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (23 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of speed checks, excluding those checked by static cameras, carried out on motorways in the past year for which statistics are available. [11542/06]

Road Traffic (Mobile Telephony) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I will share time with Deputy Lynch. The Labour Party welcomes and supports this Fine Gael Bill. I commend Deputy Olivia Mitchell on her initiative in drafting it and bringing it forward. We welcome the opportunity to debate the issue of mobile telephone use while driving because the practice has become increasingly pervasive and is a major contributory factor to collisions on the roads. The...

Road Traffic (Mobile Telephony) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Why not encourage the gardaí to enforce the law and to exercise their substantial powers?

Road Traffic (Mobile Telephony) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The gardaí have the power to clamp down on drink driving but there is no evidence they are doing so.

Road Traffic (Mobile Telephony) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: For one reason or other, it is not happening. The same cannot be allowed to happen with mobile telephone use and Fine Gael is taking the right course of action in presenting this Bill. The delay in delivering on the promise to ban the use of mobile telephones has been incredible. On 9 October 2002 the then Minister for Transport, Deputy Brennan, told the Dáil that his Department was urgently...

Road Traffic (Mobile Telephony) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Has it been finalised within the past couple of days?

Road Traffic (Mobile Telephony) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Last week the Minister told me it had not been finalised. As we wait for the extension of penalty points next week to offences dealing with driver behaviour, mobile telephone use, one of the more obvious examples of dangerous driving behaviour, will not be included.

Road Traffic (Mobile Telephony) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister is making it up as he goes along.

Road Traffic (Mobile Telephony) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister has announced additional offences to come into force next week and mobile telephone use is not among them. One has to wonder just what the hold-up is and why he has procrastinated for so long.

Road Traffic (Mobile Telephony) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister should control himself. He is good at dishing out criticism and he should be able to take it.