Over €1m Collected In Speeding Van Fines From Westmeath Gardai

Figures released to MEP Cynthia Ní Mhúrchú shows €1,742,000 was collected in fines since 2023.

Westmeath Gardai collected over a million euro in fines from their speeding vans alone since 2023.

Figures released to Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhúrchú shows €1,742,000 was collected from fines.

In Offaly the figure was €677,680 while in Laois that total was €435,440.

Nationally, Gardaí collected €32 million in fees using speed cameras over the past two and a half years.

However, it cost €44 million to use private speed camera operators in that time.

MEP Ní Mhúrchu says it's not a good enough measure:

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