Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

An Garda Síochána has announced that there will be a 10% increase in the traffic corps in the course of this year, which should greatly help with enforcement. At the meeting I referred to, An Garda Síochána said it was intended to have a stronger focus on road traffic enforcement in the training provided to new recruits at Templemore. This is important given that we are recruiting so many new gardaí.

Section 29 of the Road Traffic Act is being reviewed with the intention of ensuring that all drivers caught while drink driving will in future receive a mandatory disqualification. I hope that the Deputy's party will support that measure when it is introduced before this House.

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