Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Question 158: To ask the Minister for Transport the way in which he proposes to legislate in order that fixed charge penalties may be applied to non-resident non-national drivers in foreign registered vehicles. [21966/06]

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 272: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he intends to take to ensure that fixed charge penalties may be applied to foreign drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21897/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 158 and 272 together.

I am conscious that enforcing penalties on non-resident non national drivers raises many legal, organisational and procedural issues which make it very difficult for any one State to enforce such penalties. For that reason, my Department is pursuing this question at the European, British/Irish and north/south levels where mutual recognition and cross border enforcement possibilities are being considered.