Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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194. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 462, 463 and 464 of 14 May 2013, the reason more than 85,000 drivers avoided conviction and penalty points after having been summoned to court for failure to pay a fixed charge penalty notice within 56 days of receipt of the notice in the years 2011 and 2012; the reasons recorded in the files retained by the Courts Services following those appearances for the offences not resulting in a conviction of the drivers involved; and if he will provide, in tabular form on the basis of the various districts administered by the Courts Service, a breakdown of the numbers summoned to court for failure to pay a fixed charge penalty notice within 56 days of receipt of the notice; the numbers of drivers summoned to court for this reason; and the number of such drivers who were convicted. [24563/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I have asked for the information in the detailed format sought by the Deputy and I will write to him as soon as it is to hand.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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195. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will instruct An Garda Síochána to give additional attention to an area (details supplied) in Dublin 13; the number of fixed penalty notices that were issued at this location in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [24564/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I have requested a report from the Garda authorities on the matters raised by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly when the report is to hand.