Sign in. It’s quick, free and it’s up to you.
An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more.
DRIVERS SUMMONED TO Court for not paying a fine within 56 days should be able to pay a double fine to avoid the court appearance.
That’s according to Deputy Tommy Broughan who says the third payment option is included in the 2010 Act but is not commenced and so it isn’t part of the current penalty points system.
Figures from the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald showed that while almost 48,000 people were summoned to court in 2013 for offences attracting penalty points – only 11,055 received convictions.
In the first seven months of this year, 32,162 people have been summoned and only 7,977 received convictions.
Minister for Transport Pascal Donohue said he is aware of the necessity to introduce the third payment option.
He said the matter was being examined by the Criminal Justice Working Group which was established to examine the recommendations of the Garda Inspectorate report into the Fixed Charge Processing System.
The Minister also said that a draft implementation plan has been worked out by the Group to introduce the third payment option but the necessary changes to be made would involve two complex systems coming together between An Garda Síochána and the Courts Service.
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Loved him as the Invisible Man. RIP.
@Declan Gibney: I never saw him in the Invisible Man. Great actor though. Will be missed.
@Declan Gibney: very fond memories of that series and the Gemini man as a kid.
@: that’s because he was invisible! :)
@Declan Gibney: Oh yeah, I remember that from when I was really young. That was great, and spooky.
@Declan Gibney:
I never saw him on that.
RIP David, watched him for years on NCIS, going strong in current S20.
Remember The Man from UNCLE fondly.
A great age.
May he rest in eternal peace.
RIP David
I loved him in Sapphire & Steel
@Bruno: That was fun even if the intro annoyed me… They’re not elements…
@Bruno: I was flabbergasted they hadn’t mentioned Sapphire & Steel. Anyways, mee too, loved him in that one.
R.I.P AND WHAT AN ACTOR FOR HIS DAY
Man from U.N.C.L.E – I was a club member as a kid. RIP David.
@Jimmy Wallace: Badge & ID
@Jimmy Wallace: All of the above! They put coded messages in one of the evening papers and you had to use the code breaker to decode them. He was great as Dr. “Ducky” Mallard in NCIS. RIP.
He was great in Sapphire and Steel. R.I.P David.
Aww loved him in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
@Anne Collins: His favourite dessert was Strawberries and Cream !!! RIP
David’s song from Kidnapped was v popular in the 70s and he was brilliant as Alan Breck Stewart. He was in so many good shows and made a great hero.
RIP David.
Brings back wonderful memories of the theme to the weekly series “Kidnapped” and the song David’s Theme. The uillean pipes in the series was played by another legend Liam O’Flynn. Well worth a listen to.
RIP Ducky
Illya Kuryakin, a name that has stuck in my head.
have your say