Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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733. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions No. 1086 of 18 September 2013 and No. 426 of 8 October 2013, the steps he will be taking with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, in view of the information available to him on the rate of enforcement of section 63 of the Road Traffic Act 2010 so that the enforcement rate can be improved on a national basis. [45716/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, the Courts Service has put in place arrangements to ensure that summonses issued since May 2012 include wording to advise persons charged with an offence under the Road Traffic Acts to bring their driving licence together with a photocopy of the licence when they are attending court. The conduct of any case before a court is a matter for the presiding judge. I am informed that the Courts Service has communicated with the judiciary to facilitate an arrangement whereby defendants who appear before the court are requested in court to produce their driving licence, and a copy thereof, to the court registrar for the purpose of having the driving licence number recorded. In this regard, where in accordance with the directions of the judge, a licence is produced in any District Court throughout the country to the court registrar, the licence details are recorded. A working group has been set up with representatives from my Department, the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and other relevant stakeholders. The group is currently examining the enforcement of Section 63 of the Road Traffic Act 2010 in the context of the overall operation of the penalty points system.