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Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I withdraw it, but——

Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: ——it is true.

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: May I make a point on section 2?

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister gave some assurances following a discussion on this matter on Committee Stage. I want to revisit the issue because queries have been raised with me concerning the legality of this. Section 2 arises out of two Supreme Court rulings on how EU directives are to be transposed. This deals with the issue in the future. I had a concern about the robustness of previous penalties which...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 5: In page 4, line 6, after "to" to insert "promote driving with due care and attention or to". I have no idea why amendments Nos. 5 and 6 are grouped together, as they deal with different matters. The purpose of amendment No. 5 is to direct the Minister to promote positively good, careful and attentive driving. The vague language in the Bill talks about "interfering with...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: My aim is to make the section more flexible so that if a new device comes on the market in six months' time, the Minister will be able to deal with it appropriately without having to go back to the drawing board. There has been much interesting research recently on the general issue of the ban on the use of hand-held mobile phones, some of which was covered in the media last week in the...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 11: In page 5, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: 4.—(1) As and from the commencement of section 3, a person who drives or attempts to drive a mechanically propelled vehicle in a public place where any of the windscreens or windows to the front or either side of the driver's seat are non-transparent is guilty of an offence. (2) A person who commits an...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister seems to be taking a reasonable approach. However, he just said that if he could get agreement with the stakeholders, he would move to legislate in the other Bill promised. Earlier he said there were EU restrictions with regard to this. Which is it? We have been back and forth through the arguments in respect of cyclops mirrors. My advice is that there is nothing stopping the...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I wonder what causes the difficulty. Is it at European level or does it relate to stakeholders?

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Europe sets minimum standards, does it not?

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: It is not clear from what the Minister said how this new arrangement will overcome the issue of proportionality unless there are draft guidelines of which the Minister is aware.

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Has the Attorney General suggested particular guidelines?

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: With all due respect, having delayed this issue all last year on the basis of the Attorney General's concern about constitutional issues, it is bit much that we are now being told there is no problem. The public deserves an explanation why there has been such a volte-face in this regard. Last year there were particular constitutional problems, but now there appears to be no problem. It would...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 23: In page 6, between lines 38 and 39, to insert the following: "5.—Section 49 of the Principal Act is amended— (a) in subsection (2) by the substitution of "50" for "80", (b) in subsection (3) by the substitution of "67" for "107", (c) in subsection (4) by the substitution of "22" for "35", (d) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4): "(4A)...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Let them do so.

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: This is about leading rather than following.

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: It remains to be seen how radical it will be.

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The pubs close at 10.30 p.m. or 11 p.m.

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister read out those figures and stated they were interesting. That is quite an understatement. Those figures are a national disgrace and an indictment of the Government's ability to tackle this problem. We all accept that there is a serious cultural problem with alcohol in this country and it is a problem on which all agencies and interests must work together to overcome. The Minister...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 24: In page 6, between lines 38 and 39, to insert the following: "5.—Where a person applies to renew a learner permit but has not taken the driving test since the previous occasion on which the person was granted a permit, the licensing authority shall refuse the application if it is satisfied that the person has failed to take reasonable steps to obtain and fulfil an...