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Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: Does it mean that 1 million journeys on the M50 in 2016 were not paid for?

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: I had worked it out as one in 22 trips, but it is not quite that ratio. It is certainly over 1 million trips each year. Is there anything Transport Infrastructure Ireland can do to improve the position? People may be the problem, but if they hear that, effectively, they can get off scot free, I would be worried that it would lead to more users wanting to do the same.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: There may be tourists who do not pay.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: What is the largest amount written off per vehicle? Mr. O'Neill has stated some people had hundreds of fines. What is the single biggest amount written off? It might apply to a truck.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: Does Mr. O'Neill have an idea? There is a figure for bad debts. It would aggravate me on an ongoing basis if there were 1 million trips each year not being paid for. Is there some indication of the worst cases?

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: There are fines.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: Will Mr. O'Neill take us through how the process escalates?

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: To what figure are we up now?

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: That is after 14 days. What happens next?

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: What is the bill at that stage?

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: We are now up to €150.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: It is over two months on.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: Where does it go? Is it the Small Claims Court or the District Court?

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: The District Court.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: How many cases were heard in the court last year? There were 2,648 judgments.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: That equates to approximately 6,000 court notices per annum.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: Approximately 50% worked their way through the system. Would some people pay at that stage?

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: Would the company settle for less than the €150 at that point?

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: The company does not want to go to court.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: Discipline must be maintained. I speak in Mr. O'Neill's favour in saying that.