Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

The Republic of Ireland is at the forefront of this issue. The only medium to long-term solution to this is an EU-wide system with a legal basis and mutual recognition of penalty points in all member states. In advance of that, at least on this island, the authorities in the North and ourselves are moving ahead. We have taken a significant step forward, which is in advance of anything achieved by other European countries, in agreeing that major disqualifications will be notified to the authorities in both jurisdictions. This will have a significant impact on drivers from the South who believe they can drive in the North with impunity and vice versa because they will no longer be able to do so once information on drivers becomes available in both jurisdictions.

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