Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 534: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the number of summonses issued and convictions obtained in relation to the illegal use of Kennelsfort Road, Palmerstown in regard to the three tonne limit to date in 2006. [27256/06]

Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 535: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prosecutions which have taken place for breaching the three tonne limit on Kennelsfort Road, Palmerstown, in 2006; the way in which this compares to the four previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27257/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 534 and 535 together.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that to date in 2006 sixty summonses have been issued for breaches of the three tonne limit on Kennelsfort Road. I am further informed that since 3 April, 2006 this offence is captured by the Fixed Charge Processing System (FCPS). Thirty three fixed charge offences have been detected at Kennelsfort Road since that date.

To date in 2006 twenty eight cases have appeared before the courts resulting in seventeen convictions or the offence being taken into account with other offences being prosecuted. The number of detections for the years 2002-2005 are set out in the table.