Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which he intends to bring forward proposals in relation to changes to the penalty point regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37229/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Review of the Irish Penalty Points System, which I published in June, contains recommendations for the adjustment in the level of penalty points for certain road traffic offences.  I have asked the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications to examine the Review and provide me with comments on its recommendations by the end of this month. Once I have received the Committee's input, I will consider the adjustment of penalty points further and where necessary, make provision in the next Road Traffic Bill for the required amendments to the existing legislative provisions.