Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 653: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform regarding the laws and regulation which govern the fitting of exhaust systems to road vehicles,the agency which is responsible for enforcing the laws and regulations in this area; the number of detections for breaches of the relevant provisions in each of the past five years; the number of prosecutions for breaches of the relevant provisions in each of the past five years; [10811/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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Legislation governing road traffic law is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Transport. The law pertaining to exhaust systems on vehicles is contained in Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicle) Regulations 1963, as amended.

These regulations are enforced by the Garda Síochána. The Garda authorities inform me that the number of prosecutions provided by the PULSE System are as follows:

The figures are provisional or operational and subject to change.

The Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations also govern exhaust systems on vehicles. The Department of Transport is the agency for the administration of national car testing.