Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I do not think the Minister of State will have too much to come back at me on in this regard. This is a technical Bill. As has been reflected today in the discussion so far, this is a technical issue. Senator Wilson is right to ask the questions he has asked, and is even right to put forward some solutions he feels might assist in the issue. It is my party's view this technical amendment is worthy of support and should proceed in the hope it can address some of the vast scale of discrepancies and issues which have presented themselves before the courts with regard to people suggesting or alleging they did not receive the first fixed charge notice. I spoke very briefly on Second Stage on this issue.

We must remember when discussing this issue it is about more than people being issued fixed charge notices, and whatever is alleged about whether or not they received it this is about people speeding and about the chronic issue of speeding and loss of life on roads in the State and in the North also. In the first instance, we need to reflect on this when we approach this subject matter and at least take cognisance of it when discussing matters such as this. It is useful to have this discussion. The Minister of State has at least made the right trajectory on this matter. It is worthy of review and I am sure the Minister of State will concede it will be reviewed with regard to the concerns other Members have raised. The Bill has our support.