Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 May 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána

Mr. Drew Harris:

No one is. It is called roads policing for a purpose. It is not just about road traffic legislation but about denying the criminals the roads as well. I am very strong about the use of vehicles by criminals, including run-arounds and uninsured and untaxed vehicles, which have, in effect, disappeared off the system and yet are in our cities and towns. These are vehicles that we specifically target. The section 41 ability to seize vehicles is a great tool that we have. It gives us the ability to remove vehicles from criminals for roads policing purposes. It is to our advantage if we can disqualify a criminal through whatever detection method it might be. It is always to our and the community's advantage to bring criminals to justice. There is no such thing as somebody having a pass because there is some other big investigation going on. The more we know about an individual, the better. The more they feel the application of the criminal law, the better.

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