Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is the personal responsibility of the individual who is driving. Therefore, it is reduced. If someone is found to have been negligent and have caused the accident, he or she does not get the benefit of the full amount, compared with the innocent party in an accident. There is the person who caused an accident and somebody who is the victim of an accident.

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