Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 201: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of on-the-spot fines issued for speeding offences in 2005, giving details for each of the different types of speed limits and the total revenue received for these fines. [25419/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that statistics are not compiled in such a way as to distinguish between fixed charge notices issued for the various speed limits zones. I am further informed that in 2005 a total of 143,651 fixed charge notices were issues for speeding. Where a speed offence is alleged a fixed charge notice is issued. The recipient may pay the fixed charge of €80 within 28 days of the date of issue of the notice, or a fixed charge of €120 within 29 to 56 days. Where the fixed charge is not paid a prosecution will ensue. On conviction a Court may impose a fine of up to €1,500.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that in 2005 a total amount of €14,283,000 was collected through the Garda Vote for offences committed under the Road Traffic Acts. This covers all offences under the Road Traffic Acts for which fines were collected. It is not possible to state precisely the exact amount collected in speeding fines as the fines collected are not categorised according to the type of offence committed.

I am further informed that a total of €7,526,000 was collected through the Courts Vote for offences committed under the Road Traffic Acts. This is made up of moneys collected for speeding cases prosecuted through the Courts. As the 2005 Accounts are still being audited, these figures are provisional pending completion of the Appropriation Account Audit. All monies received are surrendered to the Exchequer as extra exchequer receipts and are accounted for in the Appropriation Accounts.