Dara Murphy (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I again thank Deputy Niall Collins for this amendment. Section 27 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 already provides for ancillary disqualification orders to be made where a person is convicted of an offence in the commission of which a mechanically-propelled vehicle is used. As the Deputy will appreciate, road traffic legislation contains its own technicalities and I am advised by officials that the appropriate place for any amendments to disqualification orders is through the Road Traffic Acts. Therefore, I do not propose to accept amendment No. 4. However, I understand the road traffic (amendment) Bill will be before the Houses shortly and this may present an opportunity to tablet amendments such as this to it.