Michael Finucane (Fine Gael)

On that point, the Comptroller and Auditor General produced a report on the administration of the points system within the Garda Síochána and discovered serious deficiencies regarding the level of non-payment of fines and the difficulties faced by the Garda in locating people in Dublin and in administering the system generally. At the time that report was produced it was felt that outsourcing of administration should be considered, and in terms of this Bill, I can see the benefits of it.