Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 314: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of those cars which were legally insured and entitled to be driven on roads here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17955/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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My Department does not collate this information. However, information provided to my officials by the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) who are notified of accidents involving vehicles registered outside the State indicates that most vehicles involved in accidents here do have appropriate insurance in place. These figures include vehicles registered in the United Kingdom who make up a third of accidents and are generally right-hand drive vehicles. Victims of uninsured drivers are compensated by the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland.