Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)

I move amendment No. 6:

In page 6, line 18, after "driving" to insert "schools and".

I am seeking to ensure that the provisions in the Bill will apply not only to driving instructors but to also driving schools because there is a distinction. While a requirement of driving instructors is set down in the legislation, a way can be found to circumvent it by establishing a driving school. Such schools should be licensed or regulated in the same way as driving instructors. This point was made recently at the Joint Committee on Transport by Mr. Noel Brett who referred to the need to regulate schools as well as instructors. I hope the Minister will accept the amendment.

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