Debate contribution: Speeding Fines: Update of Review

Debate contribution by Ms Kellie Armstrong on 3 November 2025.

MLA: Ms Kellie Armstrong
Party at the time: Alliance Party
Date: 3 November 2025
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Speeding Fines: Update of Review
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5213116

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Minister, I thank you for your answer. When I look to the South of Ireland, I see that people there can be fined up to €1,000 for speeding if they do not pay a fixed penalty within a certain time limit. That makes the fines here pale into insignificance. Our penalties for parking badly cost more than a speeding fine. Minister, will you commit to looking at the South of Ireland's speeding fine model to see whether it can be replicated here? The more that we can do to put people off and stop them speeding, the safer our roads will be.

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 1715/22-27.

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