Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 470: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to tackle uninsured drivers; the number of uninsured drivers recorded by his Department annually since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15778/10]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The Road Traffic Acts already provide for the offence of using a vehicle without insurance. Under the Acts, the Judge hearing a case under section 56 of the Principal Act, can elect to apply a consequential disqualification or the endorsement of 5 penalty points on a driving licence record of a person convicted of such an offence.

As of end of March this year, over 13,700 drivers have received penalty points for driving without insurance since points were first introduced for the offence in June 2003. The number of drivers receiving a consequential disqualification is a matter for the Garda Commissioner.