Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 652: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of co-ordination between his Department regarding the registration of penalty points and the Garda PULSE system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6334/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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On receipt of notification from the agency acting on behalf of An Garda Síochána or from the Courts Service that a person has incurred penalty points, the appropriate points are recorded on the driving licence record of that person in my Department's national driver file and a notification is posted to the driver. When 12 points have been accumulated on the licence record the person is notified that he or she is disqualified for a period of six months and is requested to surrender his or her licence to the appropriate licensing authority. The Garda Síochána is also notified electronically of disqualification instances.