How much would people pay in fines under speeding proposal?

Irish motorists may face speeding fines based on how much they earn under a new proposal by the Road Safety Authority. The proposal is yet to be signed off by the Government but would be similar to a new regime introduced this week in the UK.

From Monday, new guidelines in England and Wales mean speeding fines equivalent of 1½ times the motorist's weekly salary can be imposed.

Under new guidelines for magistrates, motorists caught doing 51mph (82km/h) in a 30mph (48km/h) zone or 101mph (163km/h) on a motorway will face fines from 150 per cent of their weekly income, rather than the previous level of 100 per cent.

If a similar law were introduced in the State some people could face hefty fines.

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Based on their public office salaries and not including any private sources of income the following people could face minimum fines as follows.

– Minister for Transport Shane Ross: Based on an annual salary of €161,451 (€89,965 for being a TD plus €71,486 for being a Minister) giving a weekly salary of €3,104 and a potential fine of €4,657.24.

– Taoiseach Enda Kenny: Based on a salary of €190,233 (€89,965 for being a TD and €100,268 for being Taoiseach), giving a weekly wage of €3,658.32 and a potential fine of €5,487.

– The average industrial worker was paid €844.40 a week in the last quarter of 2016, according to the Central Statistics Office. This would expose them to a potential fine of €1,266.60.

– Those working in financial, insurance and property on an average of €1,095.60 per week would face a potential fine of €1,643.40

– A Garda trainee on the first point on the incremental pay scale and before allowances would earn €28,405.30 a year (€546.26 a week), according to the Garda website. This would incur a potential fine of €819.39.

– A secondary school teacher on the first point of a 25-point pay scale earns €596.32 per week, giving a potential liability of €894.