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Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: I move amendment No. 30: In page 23, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: 30.—(1) The Authority shall produce a 5 year road safety strategy statement, in consultation with the Minister, and having regard to national policy on road building and road safety detailing— (a) action that the Authority intends to take, (b) annual targets to be achieved, (c) international comparisons,...

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: I move amendment No. 31: In page 23, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: 30.—(1) As soon as may be after the end of each calendar year, but not later than 3 months thereafter, the Authority shall make a review of road safety in the preceding calendar year, to include performance against the annual targets set for the Authority. (2) The Authority shall make the review available...

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: I thank the Minister for his courtesy during this debate. I also thank his staff for all their work in drafting the Bill. It was a long time in gestation and changed its manifestation during that period. We are united in hoping it achieves what it sets out to do. We often pass legislation in this House unconscious of its future impact, but we are all aware of the potential impact this Bill...

Road Safety. (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: I want to return to the application of different standards in respect of seat belts and the tests to which buses are subjected. The Minister was quoted in the newspapers last night as saying that it would be against EU law to require private buses to be retro-fitted with seat belts. Is that correct?

Road Safety. (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: It appears to be a strange rule. This is being applied to buses which are part of the school transport system, whether they are privately owned or State-owned. It appears to be the function of the bus rather than who is footing the bill that is the critical issue. After all, they are both carrying schoolchildren. Even though these children may not be part of the school transport system, they...

Road Safety. (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: I am talking of buses not in the school transport system. Surely it is permitted to require that children have a seat if they are being transported to school.

Road Safety. (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: Is the Minister telling me he can require me to wear a safety belt in my car but cannot require a schoolchild to have a seat?

Road Safety. (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: The Minister should not patronise me. I understand the EU connection but that has nothing to do with whether the Minister has the right to say children should not be standing on buses in Ireland. They are not going to Europe.

Road Safety. (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: The Minister should not patronise me.

Road Safety. (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: I am not talking of safety belts. I asked about children standing in buses.

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: I move amendment No. 20: In page 7, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: 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...

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: I move amendment No. 17: In page 7, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: 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...

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: It is diminishing.

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: When the arbitration board ruled against his office, the Minister said he would speak to the unions. Has such a meeting taken place? The union leadership never anticipated that particular clause in Sustaining Progress would have this impact and prevent the proper governance of the country. I do not believe the unions expected that or could stand over it themselves, nor could they stand over...

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: Did the Minister meet the unions?

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: I am unhappy with it but I have gone as far as I can at this stage.

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: I move amendment No. 18: In page 7, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: 5.—(1) In carrying out its functions as provided for by the Minister, in regulations, under section 4 of this Act, the Authority shall assume responsibility for the training and quality control of driver testers. (2) The Authority shall put in place such structures as it deems necessary to regulate driver...

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: I move amendment No. 19: In page 7, between lines 15 and 16, 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...

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: The amendment proposes to provide that the authority "shall" carry out specific functions as opposed to "may" exercise them at the whim of the Minister. It is vital that these key functions are set out definitively in the Bill.

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Olivia Mitchell: I reiterate the importance of introducing statutory regulations to govern quality control of driving instructors. While the Minister believes Deputies are ad idem on this matter, nevertheless I would prefer if the word "shall" rather than "may" was included in the legislation.