Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 552: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on the situation where the Garda Síochána traffic division will not accept coins as payment of fines, and has stated that a €50 note and coins are unacceptable in payment of a €60 traffic fine and that the fine is still classified as unpaid given that the coins and €50 note are kept in a safe in the Garda station pending the collection of the coins and payment of the fine. [32936/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that any combination of legal tender is accepted for full payment of traffic fines. The fine is deemed to have been paid once the money has been handed over and a receipt of payment issued. In the absence of more detailed information, it is not possible to comment further.