John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 173: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prosecutions and convictions for breaches of the three ton restriction on Kennelsfort Road, Palmerstown from January 2004 to date in 2006; and the number of fines that have been issued and paid for this offence under the fixed penalty notice system. [41258/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that from January 2004 to date there have been 243 prosecutions initiated for breaches of the three tonne restriction on Kennelsfort Road, Palmerstown.

I am also informed that there are 77 convictions recorded for the same period. Since 3 April, 2006 this offence is captured by the Fixed Charge Processing System (FCPS). Forty two fixed charge penalty notices have been issued since that date of which 19 have been paid to date.

It will be appreciated that proceedings are not necessarily commenced and concluded in the same year.