Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport
9:00 am
Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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The appeals process is detailed under option 2. If found guilty in court while appealing the original finding, the person would face a six-month ban. That does not seem right. Is this option there to deter people from appealing or is it there for the benefit of the courts? What is the rationale behind it?