Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 April 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed)

1:40 pm

Mr. Pat Crotty:

I refer to a point already made. All the penalties could be multiplied by ten - one could put a person off the road for ten years - but it does not matter if there is no enforcement, of which there is precious little.

Enforcement is the answer. Perhaps I am being simplistic, but that is the starting point. Enforcement itself is a form of education. People will not be long learning if gardaí are present on the roads.