Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications
Conviction Rates for Drink Driving: Discussion
9:30 am
Mr. Declan Naughton:
On the driving licence, there is a requirement to carry the driving licence when one is in one's vehicle. More broadly, and we said this earlier, the Minister has said that he wants to look at the generality of road safety legislation, because the large corpus of the legislation goes back to 1961, and it needs to be looked at in the round in terms of its efficiency in keeping people safe on our roads.
On the question of the need to bring the driving licence to court, there is an obligation to bring the licence to court. There were some high profile cases and challenges to it of late. I understand that following those cases a review of the process is being undertaken. The Garda, the Department and the Courts Service are all involved to see what had happened in those cases and consider how we can ensure the legislation is honoured in reality.
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