Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)

The Road Safety Authority has published statistics on the number of drivers who have accrued penalty points but these cannot be attached to their driving licences because these drivers are not driving on Irish licences. This is a matter of great concern when one considers the scale of the problem with approximately 300,000 drivers in the State to whom this applies. It is a matter of concern because it is not possible to enforce the law to the fullest extent across this number of drivers. I ask if the Government has given consideration to bringing forward some amending legislation to deal with this matter to ensure that all drivers are subject to the same penalties and there is a capacity to continue to reduce the number of deaths on the roads.

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