Results 11,261-11,280 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: I have just counted up the figures from 2014 to 2018, inclusive, and got a total of 39,000. I presume there is some degree of repeat offending but it is unlikely to be a dominant group. Over four and a half years, 39,000 is-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: Does the RSA collect that information?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: I do not understand how one can do the road safety job if one cannot ensure that enforcement happens.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: I am all in favour of hand-held devices and using technology where appropriate. That is a very good idea although it would not capture everyone. When someone appears in court and has been excluded, would it be better to change the legislation to ensure the licence is surrendered there and then? If someone appears in court charged with a drink-driving offence and has been excluded because...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: Do they ask?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: Is there a penalty for that over and above the penalty for the initial conviction?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: There is a gap in the law on that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: There is a gap in the law in that regard. Are we talking about the District Court in the main?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: I presume the Road Safety Authority engages with the Judiciary on changes in legislation and things that are not happening.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: Legislation is slowly proceeding through the Houses but we are discussing here the amendment known as the "Clancy" amendment, which deals with learner drivers. In addition to that specific case are figures being collected for accidents involving learner drivers that have resulted in serious injuries or fatalities?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: What did the Road Safety Authority, RSA, do to highlight that issue prior to the appalling tragedy suffered by the Clancy family?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: Yes. According to a parliamentary question tabled by Deputy Thomas Broughan, 844 learner drivers were disqualified having reached the seven penalty points threshold. Only 263 of them surrendered their licences. I presume those drivers do not fall into a different category.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: The figures provided by the RSA on the number of fatalities involving people who were driving while disqualified are for 2008-12. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: For which years are those figures?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: With regard to the use of handheld devices at checkpoints, all gardaí will be involved in road blocks and checks rather than only members of the traffic corps. Gardaí are not equally distributed around the State and some parts of the country have a very low ratio of gardaí to population. This impacts on the type of policing that occurs. County Meath probably has the lowest...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: What is-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: Chairman, can I ask my last few questions as I have to go-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: I will ask two quick questions. If one discovers, through the hand-held device, that somebody is disqualified, has a drink driving conviction and should not have a licence, what is the sanction? Can the car be taken from that person on the side of the road? I want to ask the Road Safety Authority whether or not one can restrict learner permits. The action plan refers to reducing the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)
Catherine Murphy: I thank the witnesses.