Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I am all in favour of hand-held devices and using technology where appropriate. That is a very good idea although it would not capture everyone. When someone appears in court and has been excluded, would it be better to change the legislation to ensure the licence is surrendered there and then? If someone appears in court charged with a drink-driving offence and has been excluded because he or she was over the limit and there was an automatic consequence, is he or she not asked if he or she has a licence there and then, given that another offence is created if he or she is not licensed to be on the road in the first place? When the witnesses say people who appear in court may not have licences, who are we talking about?