Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 271: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of money accruing from the penalty points system; the use to which such funds have been put; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29791/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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With regard to the amount of money accruing on foot of payments from fixed charge notices and court fines in connection with which penalty points were imposed, this information is not readily available and could only be obtained by the expenditure of a disproportionate amount of staff time and resources.I can inform the Deputy that all moneys received are surrendered to the Exchequer as extra Exchequer receipts and are accounted for in the appropriation accounts.