Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 April 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications

General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed)

9:30 am

Photo of Timmy DooleyTimmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am concerned that this will be significantly challenged in the courts. The taking of illicit drugs is obviously prohibited by law. However, the legislation is about preventing accidents on the roads. For somebody who may have taken cannabis yesterday, if there are traces in their bloodstream today, they could find themselves in trouble.

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