Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Earlier, the Taoiseach referred to certain state-of-the-art legislation that is due to be brought forward. Is any impact analysis ever carried out into legislation before it is introduced? Under the Road Traffic Act 2014, drivers must ensure that they have up-to-date NCT certificates displayed on their vehicles. I have been contacted by many of the thousands of people throughout the country who cannot get appointments to have their cars tested and whose current certificates are out of date. If these people are stopped by the Garda, they will be given penalty points and will need to pay a fixed charge.

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