Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 1093: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will bring forward legislation to assist the introduction of a HGV permit scheme in Dublin, including creating an offence for the falsification of a permit. [28834/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Measures were introduced in recent road traffic statutes to address these matters. The amendment of section 35 of the Road Traffic Act 1994 that is contained in section 20 of the Road Traffic Act 2004 is an enabling provision to facilitate the issue of permits by road authorities. The issue of permits to apply controls to the movement of heavy goods vehicles would come within the ambit of this measure.

The amendment of section 115 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 that is provided in section 20 of the Road Traffic Act 2006 expands the scope of the offences contained in that section to include offences related to any permit issued under the Road Traffic Acts. The amended section 115 provides that it is an offence to knowingly give particulars that are false or misleading in connection with an application for a permit and that it is an offence to forge or fraudulently alter or use any permit, or fraudulently lend to, or allow a permit to be used by, any other person.