Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport is studying the judgment and will respond to it in due course. There is always a possibility of an appeal. Consolidated road traffic legislation is long overdue. What has happened in recent years is that priority has been given to reforming road traffic legislation, which Deputy Broughan has rightly supported, with cracking down on drink-driving, speeding and other dangerous offences rather than consolidation. A road traffic consolidation Bill is long overdue.

Having said that, it would be a mistake to believe that the courts cannot strike down sections of consolidated legislation as well. They have certainly done that in the past.

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