Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 412: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of money to date accruing from the penalty points system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16566/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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Information on the amount of money accruing on foot of payments from fixed charge notices and court fines in connection with which penalty points were imposed is not readily available and could only be obtained by the expenditure of a disproportionate amount of staff time and resources.

All moneys received are surrendered to the Exchequer as extra exchequer receipts and are accounted for in the Appropriation Accounts.

I can inform the Deputy that the following table sets out amounts received since 2002, when penalty points were introduced by the Road Traffic Act, 2002, in respect of offences under the Road Traffic Acts, inclusive of the penalty points system, other than penalties imposed by the courts.

Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 413: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the proportion of people who agree to pay the relevant fine and have penalty points awarded in relation to drivers who are stopped by Gardaí and are accused of an offence that attracts penalty points; the proportion which decline to do so; if all those who decline to do so are prosecuted in court; and if his Department does not have this information, the way in which the success or otherwise of the system can be judged. [16661/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The information requested is not readily available and is currently being researched by the Garda authorities. I will contact the Deputy again when the information is to hand.