Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 40: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will publish the report into the presence of car write-offs on roads here; the recommendations of the investigative to tackle the car write-off problem; if he will introduce a compulsory reporting system by insurance companies to his Department and the National Vehicle Driver File; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9624/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has been informed of the initial deliberations of an informal review group established to examine this issue chaired by the RSA and representative of the Revenue Commissioners, An Garda Síochána, and the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF).

Priority is being given to obtaining details of vehicles which have been written off in recent years for comparison against the NVDF to seek to determine the extent to which written off vehicles may still be in circulation. I have accepted an offer of support from the Irish Insurance Federation and its constituent members to have the necessary data made available voluntarily and this approach is now being progressed.

Establishment of a framework going forward so that there is an effective system in place which ensures that all write off instances are notified and properly recorded is also an important constituent of an overall solution. Further consultation with relevant stakeholders is required in this respect.