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Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage. (24 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: "5.—(1) The Authority shall, in the exercise of its functions as prescribed by section 4(1) of this Act, be responsible for setting training standards and ensuring quality control of driving instructors. (2) Without prejudice to subsection (3) of this section, the Authority shall assume such functions in...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage. (24 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: I move amendment No. 4: In page 17, to delete lines 33 to 42. These amendments were discussed in detail on Committee Stage. They relate to the Minister's intention to exclude Members of the Oireachtas, MEPs and local authority councillors from membership of the road safety authority. Members were able to understand why MEPs and Members of the Oireachtas should be precluded from the board of...

Seanad: Employment Permits Bill 2005: Second Stage. (24 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: There will be no political broadcasts in the Chamber.

Seanad: School Transport: Statements. (24 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: Will the Senator repeat that?

Seanad: School Transport: Statements. (24 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: The Minister of State will have the opportunity to reply, and others are waiting to speak.

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: I move amendment No. 9: In page 7, before section 5, to insert the following new section: "5.—(1) On the establishment day, the Authority shall assume all responsibility for driver licensing, including, but not limited to: (a) issuing and re-issuing of licences, including duplicate and replacement licences and requests for changes of address; (b) imposition of endorsements and penalty...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: I support the amendment and thank Senator Henry for proposing it. As I have said in the context of other amendments, the road safety authority is all about statistics and the compiling of information, as noted by Senator Quinn with regard to this simple amendment. It would ensure the authority compared its statistics with international statistics. The Senator made the point well with regard...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: I move amendment No. 12: In page 11, lines 16 to 18, to delete subsection (5). Subsection (5) provides that a member of the board cannot serve more than two terms. In some cases a person who would have much experience should be allowed to remain on the board if he or she so wishes. For that reason I propose the deletion of that subsection. This would allow for a person with vast experience...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: What the Minister of State is saying is that a Government should not serve any more than two terms either.

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: I move amendment No. 13: In page 17, lines 33 to 42, to delete subsection (1). A number of Members said on Second Stage that members of local authorities, Members of the Oireachtas, whether Senators or Deputies, and Members of the European Parliament should not be precluded from membership of the board. Local authority members, in particular, have vast knowledge of road safety and issues...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: The point has been well made by Senators Cummins, Wilson, Quinn and O'Toole. It is a cross-party issue. The Minister of State is probably genuine in saying he will give it serious consideration overnight. Amendments Nos. 13, 14 and 15 are intertwined. If I put the amendment to a vote, I will be unable to resubmit it on Report Stage. In view of that, I hope the Minister of State gives an...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: I appreciate what the Minister of State and Senator Quinn have said but this is about getting information. The road safety authority must have information because otherwise it will be at nothing. Driver testing is a major issue. The way it is being operated calls out for something to be done. I was a member of a local authority for many years and all councillors can recite the dangerous...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: The Minister must have been a formidable footballer in his time because he has side-stepped every question I posed. Members of the Joint Committee on Transport visited the state of Victoria in Australia. That state has a body in place which is not dissimilar to the proposed road safety authority. The Victorian authority pools information from across the various sectors that deal with road...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: I move amendment No. 4: In page 7, before section 5, to insert the following new section: "5.—The Act of 2002 is amended by: (a) inserting the following new subsection after subsection (3) in section 1: "(4) Responsibility for the maintenance, operation and alteration of the licence record shall vest in the Road Safety Authority.", (b) deleting section 2(2) and substituting the following:...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: When a person who has accrued 12 or more penalty points is stopped by the Garda Síochána, does it show up on the PULSE system that he or she is disqualified? Will it indicate on the PULSE system that the person is in breach of the law or over the limit in terms of penalty points?

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: Are we discussing amendments Nos. 16 and 17 with amendment No. 4?

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: I move amendment No. 5: In page 7, before section 5, to insert the following new section: "5.—(1) The Authority shall have a policy role in— (a) making general road safety policy recommendations to the Minister, (b) advising the Minister on any review of speed limits, (c) advising local authorities on general road safety policy, (d) liaising between any itself and any one or more of the...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: As Senator Quinn stated, three months is a reasonable time within which to report. However, an annual report is not much good. The benchmarking I outlined should also be included. The road safety authority should monitor itself on its failures and successes. Hopefully, it will be successful. Surely the road safety authority should have a role to play in advising local authorities on speed...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: I move amendment No. 6: In page 7, before section 5, to insert the following new section: "5.—(1) The Authority shall have responsibility for the management and standards of driver testing in Ireland. (2) The Authority shall put such structures in place as it deems necessary to ensure that the standard of driving in Ireland is maintained and improved. (3) The Authority may put such...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: The Minister of State has not improved the use of the Irish language in the past ten years.