Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I give my full support to amendment No. 9. I do not want to repeat all that has been said by my party colleagues. Deputy McGuinness referred to the O'Farrell case. We all accept that there have been a number of cases around the country where evidence that should have come before a judge was not available.

We must also consider this in a wider context, given the number of vehicles on the roads. It is absolutely essential that all of the amendments are put in place. The volume of traffic on our roads today is significant and we cannot allow for any slippage, such as PULSE not being up to date or, as Deputy McGuinness said, evidence that should have gone before a judge or court dealing with certain cases not being available. Rather than prolong the debate and repeat everything that has been said by my colleagues, I will simply state that I support the amendment as do my party colleagues.

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