Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 40: To ask the Minister for Transport if progress has been made in terms of finding an alternative method of collection of fines for motoring offences with Garda statistics indicating that as many as 50% of motorists are failing to pay fines accrued for motoring offences; if he has had contact with the Courts Service or the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17333/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The collection of court fines levied in respect of motoring offences and any reform of that collection system are matters for the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Courts Service.

My Department has had discussions with the Department of Justice, Equality & Law Reform, the Courts Service and An Garda Siochana in relation to the matter of fixed charges under the Road Traffic Act 2002, which can give rise to a summons where a fixed charge for a road traffic offence is unpaid after specified period.