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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: That is very regrettable. The Minister has a role to play. He did not answer the one key point of the question as to whether he believes the €30 million deficit which management states needs to be addressed can be addressed at the WRC? If not, where does the Minister believe it can be addressed? It must be addressed through increased PSO payments by the Department of Social...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: In his contribution the Minister said, "Some Deputies seek to blame Bus Éireann's current problems on the reforming Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 which was brought forward by my predecessor, Deputy Noel Dempsey." I never realised the Minister was such a fan. He never was when he was a newspaper columnist. I have scanned through the document which we received late yesterday...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: It was published in October 2016.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: Is the Minister saying he has not seen the recommendations to date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: The recommendations in the report have been redacted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: I presume the Minister has seen a non-redacted version of the report and studied it in detail given he has had it since October. I know he thinks he has only had it for a month but he has had it since October.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: I welcome everybody. An opportunity to engage like this is very productive. We are here because before Christmas, we as a committee wanted to bring forward hearings on the issue of road safety and the worrying trend last year where we saw an increase in fatalities on our roads for the first time in a number of years. Collectively, all the political parties, though I can only speak for my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: There is an additional 10% this year, and I welcome that Mr. Finn has been able to secure the work placement of the recruits. That is positive because it will enable them to fill in voids or cover holiday leave in future. When does Mr. Finn envisage that the traffic corps will be back at full strength?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: Mr. Finn made a point on the fixed charge penalties for those who were in that bracket of 50 mg to 80 mg, and that 75% of those accept their penalty and fine, and that is done straight away. It saves members of the traffic corps from going into court where the person who has been caught is fighting the case. It gives Mr. Finn an opportunity to have more of his force out policing the roads....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: Can the Garda representatives give an indicative timeframe?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: Does it mean that a person who is perhaps drunk and clearly incapable of driving a car could in fact continue to drive the car for six or nine months while he is waiting on the case to go to court?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: What about the number of people who are disqualified? There is a major focus on the 38% figure from last year. There was a level of alcohol in their systems. Let us break down the number of pedestrians, passengers and people who were disqualified but who were driving when they should not have been. Let us include the number of people with no insurance who clearly have no concept of law....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: Will the assistant commissioner start that again? What category did the figure of 879 relate to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: That is for people who are driving for a living. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: Between 2012 and 2015, the witness is saying that 879 fines were issued to specified drivers in the category between 20 mg and 80 mg-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: Detections. But that is not the amount of fixed charge notices issued, is it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: What happens to those who do not pay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: When the case goes to court, is there an automatic disqualification?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: This is very important. We are having these hearings in order to interact and engage with one another. As I stated at the outset, we have a duty and responsibility to ensure sentences should reflect the seriousness of the crime and penalties should be proportionate. To be fair, there is a big difference in somebody who adheres to the law, has a few pints one night, takes a taxi home and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Robert Troy: It is a third of fatalities are related to alcohol. These include passengers and pedestrians.