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Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: Ten days is still allowable for this so one does not necessarily have to carry one's licence. I hope this is helpful.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: I support the sentiments express by Senator O'Toole on the issue of a user-friendly, plastic card, driving licence system. Recently, I attended an EU Transport Ministers' Council meeting. Ireland is co-operative in agreeing to an appropriate EU driving licence for all member states but other players are not as willing to participate. Some member states issue a driving licence for life, so an...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: There is an EU directive on driving licences so, unfortunately, we cannot go ahead ourselves on a temporary basis.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: The determination of the degree of a person's guilt and the appropriate level of the penalty to be applied are matters for the judgment of the courts.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: I would be happy to take Report Stage today, if we have time.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: An area of responsibility I am delighted to have relates to the provision of accessible transport, which involves accommodating persons with an impairment or disability of any form. I take this opportunity to ask all parking space providers, whether private operators, local authorities or other service providers, to review their arrangements with regard to the number of spaces available for...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: This section sees the introduction of a new general exemption for the drivers of emergency vehicles from the application of restrictions, requirements and prohibitions imposed under the Road Traffic Acts generally. The Road Traffic Acts and a number of statutory instruments made under those Acts provide the basis for a series of exemptions from certain provisions for the drivers of emergency...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: If they are designated as emergency vehicles they are covered.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: Vehicles currently covered under emergency regulations are Garda cars, fire brigades, and ambulances.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: No.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: No. However, a doctor and nurse have a vehicle available and personnel to drive them. If they do not use a designated vehicle and if they are required by the Garda Síochána to attend, it is not uncommon for the Garda to bring them to and from the accident.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: No.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: It is outside the scope of the Road Traffic Acts.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: If owners of a private car park, such as the one the Senator has mentioned, operate a procedure, notice of which is duly posted and visible to users of the car park, I am not sure what would happen should somebody challenge and bring a case before the courts. However, it is not covered by the Road Traffic Acts.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: I thank Senator Finucane for his remarks. I support his assertion that all Members of the Oireachtas have a role to play in terms of providing leadership on the issue of road safety and the speed at which vehicles are driven, regardless of whether one is driving such a vehicle or whether one is a passenger therein. It is the desire of the Government and the Taoiseach that those driving...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: I merely wish to place some details on the record because reference was made to a Volvo car. Some ministerial cars are Volvos and, as Senator Finucane stated, the Volvo company has a good safety record. However, there was a degree of ambiguity in the way reference was made to that record. Due to the quick action of the driver on the occasion in question and the safety mechanisms in the car,...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: I must declare that I purchased and utilised a number of mechanically propelled vehicles before I reached the age of 16. I began buying and selling motorbikes when I was in school in order to make some money for myself. However, I do not believe we are discussing such behaviour. As Senator McDowell stated, we are concerned with addressing some of the unacceptable and anti-social activities...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (15 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: May I be helpful to the House? Senator Paddy Burke is a good old scout and deserves a reply.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (15 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: I would like to put down some markers, which might help Senators understand the background to this provision. The proposal does not of itself change the present requirement for unlimited third-party cover for road accident personal injuries. The section proposes a mechanism for change if change becomes necessary in the future. No change is being made to the existing provision of unlimited...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (15 Dec 2004)

Ivor Callely: It opposes the proposal with regard to badly injured persons who may be unable to recover the full amount of compensation to which they would be legally entitled. Insurance persons found negligent would suffer financial ruin. Those were the two main points raised by the Law Society. The society also asked whether, if the provision is enacted, it would have an opportunity to make submissions...