Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 216: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prosecutions in each of the years from 2000 to the present for a breach of an article of SI 395 of 1999; the amount accruing to the State in each of the years since and including 2000 arising from penalties imposed due to such breaches; and the Garda enforcement levels of this provision of road traffic law. [12717/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations, 1999, SI 395 of 1999, which came into force on 4 January 2000, introduced the offences of use of a vehicle without a national car test certificate, failure to produce a national car test certificate and not having a valid national car test certificate displayed. I have made inquiries with the Garda authorities and have been informed that the number of breaches of the regulations are as set out in the table below. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the figures for 2000 are not readily available as PULSE electronic recording of summons only commenced during 2000.

Penalties for offences under the regulations are imposed by the courts. The Courts Service is an independent agency set up under the Courts Service Act, 1998, with direct responsibility for the day to day management of the courts, including the processing of penalties. Under the Act, the provision of information on the courts system, including information on the amount accruing to the State from penalties, is a matter for the Courts Service.