Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 246: To ask the Minister for Transport if it is the responsibility of the driver who accumulates 12 penalty points on his or her driving licence to surrender it to the Garda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7522/09]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 254: To ask the Minister for Transport if it is the responsibility of the driver who accumulates 12 penalty points on their driving licence to surrender it to the gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7523/09]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions 246 and 254 together.

Under the provisions of the Road Traffic Act 2002 when a licence holder has 12 or more penalty points endorsed on their licence, a notice of disqualification issues from the National Vehicle and Driver File offices in Shannon specifying that the person will be disqualified for a period of 6 months beginning on the appropriate date and directs him or her to submit the licence to the licensing authority that granted it within 14 days. Non-compliance with such a direction is an offence. The question of the number of drivers who have 12 points on their licence is a matter for the Road Safety Authority, under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006).