Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Earlier the witnesses were giving the message that we cannot send different messages to drivers about what is and is not an acceptable level of alcohol, that going a little over the limit is not as bad as going further over the limit and that, therefore, this anomaly, as it has been referred to, in section 29 needs to be addressed. Taking that logic, could we not apply the same thing to speeding, which kills far more people on the roads? We have the penalty points system at the moment and we have penalty points for speeding offences, which we know kill people. The witnesses are saying we should not have a penalty points system for drink driving offences because we know drink driving kills people. Why do we have a penalty points system for speeding? Should we not apply the logic that if somebody is speeding, speeding kills people so we should disqualify that person for speeding?