The State has been accused of “dodging the bullet” in not releasing a copy of the €80m Garda contract with the Go Safe consortium to the court.

Speed cameras are saving the lives of 23 people in Ireland every year.

The Xavier McAuliffe-led consortium, that operates the army of speed camera vans across the country, recorded operating profits of almost €50,000 per week last year.

MORE than half of motorists do not believe the privatised speed camera system, which is to be introduced later this year, will be used exclusively for road safety purposes.