Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 877: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there have been any convictions in Irish courts over the past five years for motorists that access services to rewind speedometers in cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20752/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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A person knowingly selling a vehicle with a rewound speedometer may be committing an offence, under section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001, of making gain or causing loss by deception. I am informed by the Garda authorities that information relating to the number of offences committed under section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 which relate to the rewinding of speedometers is not readily available and the collation of such information would require a disproportionate expenditure of Garda time and resources. To retrieve this information would require a search of each charge or summons issued under section 6 of the Act to identify if the offence related to a speedometer being altered.