Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 185: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the national speed camera network will be fully rolled out in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17868/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Following a tender and evaluation process in accordance with relevant EU and national legislation and national procurement procedures, the Garda Commissioner and I signed the contract with the preferred bidder for an outsourced safety camera network in November, 2009.

The service provider will be paid according to the level of service provided. The number of speeding drivers detected by the service provider will have no effect on the level of payment. The purpose of the contract is to reduce speed, and so increase road safety, not to generate revenue either for the State or the service provider.

Work on implementation of the project is underway. As provided for in the contract, service provision will commence in autumn 2010. It is expected that service rollout will be substantially complete by the end of the year and fully complete early in 2011.