Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 147: To ask the Minister for Transport the arrangements in place to ensure that the numbers for each of the penalty point offence categories are routinely published; the arrangements that are in place to ensure that his Department is routinely informed of the latest data and trends; and if he will provide this Deputy and the Houses of the Oireachtas with the latest figures provided to him on the number of penalty point offences by offence category. [41618/06]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 271: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of motorists who have to date received penalty points; the number who have been given the maximum number of points; the number who have lost their licence on foot of same; the number to whom licences have been restored after achieving maximum loss of points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42018/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 147 and 271 together.

Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) the Road Safety Authority has responsibility for ensuring that penalty points are endorsed on a licence record. Data in relation to penalty points is held on the National Driver File, which is administered by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Data on penalty points is compiled by that Department and made available to the Road Safety Authority. I have asked the RSA to forward the most up to date data to the Department when available.