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Road Traffic Bill 2009: From the Seanad (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Section 6 of the Bill provides that a person shall not drive or attempt to drive an animal drawn vehicle or a pedal cycle while under the influence of an intoxicant to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control, and the penalties are stipulated for that offence. However, the requirement in legislation to undergo a breath test, other than a preliminary test at the roadside, or...

Road Traffic Bill 2009: From the Seanad (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: These are minor amendments that are being made to insert or correct the references in the relevant sections of the Bill. All of the amendments in the group are similar but necessary. In order to take into account the views of all stakeholders, this legislation continued to be amended quite late into the legislative process and throughout all Stages in both Dáil and Seanad. As legislation...

Road Traffic Bill 2009: From the Seanad (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I am advised by the Attorney General's office that the insertion of this new subsection is necessary to clarify that a garda cannot request a medical examination to be carried out on a person admitted to hospital following a road collision unless the doctor treating the person is consulted and the examination would not be prejudicial to the health of that person. This wording is consistent...

Road Traffic Bill 2009: From the Seanad (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I thank the Deputies for supporting this amendment which is one of the core provisions in the Bill. A balance must be maintained, as Deputy Coveney said, and I am confident we have that balance right. In regard to the concerns expressed by Deputy Connaughton, if we discover that the balance is not right and that there are loopholes, we will try to plug them. However, this provision is...

Road Traffic Bill 2009: From the Seanad (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: These provisions relate to fixed-charge notices and serving of those notices in respect of road traffic offences. Section 35 - subsection (3) in particular - provides for the manner in which a notice may be served. That procedure is also reflected in section 29 where a notice is served in respect of drink driving offences. These amendments do not alter the integrity of the relevant...

Road Traffic Bill 2009: From the Seanad (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Section 29 provides that where a person is alleged to have committed a drink driving offence but the concentration of alcohol levels are within certain limits, that person will be served with a fixed penalty notice. Persons are only eligible to be served with a fixed penalty notice once in a specified time period. On Report Stage in the Dáil Deputy Shane McEntee proposed that under section...

Road Traffic Bill 2009: From the Seanad (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: "Eligible" is the wording used consistently throughout the Road Traffic Acts. In layman's terms there does not appear to be a great difference between them but, apparently, in legal parlance this is the correct term.

Road Traffic Bill 2009: From the Seanad (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: This amendment introduces a new section that would give effect to certain provisions in section 65 prior to its commencement. Section 65 repeals section 26 and section 49(1)(i) of the Act of 1994 and the Road Traffic Act 1995 and section 6 of the Act of 2006. It restates the provisions of section 26 related to consequential disqualification orders, to reflect the intoxicating driving...

Road Traffic Bill 2009: From the Seanad (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I refer to the first question raised by the Deputy. This includes the consequential disqualification provisions of all Road Traffic Acts from 1961 to 2009. All future Road Traffic Bills will include all the provisions relating to various aspects in one section and we will update all the sections accordingly. We are doing so in this case and matters related to driving under the influence of...

Road Traffic Bill 2009: From the Seanad (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and the staff of the House for their work and co-operation in getting the Bill through the Oireachtas. It was greatly appreciated. I acknowledge we put the Bills Office and other staff under pressure with this legislation. I would like, in particular, to thank the Opposition spokespersons, Deputies O'Dowd, Coveney and McEntee from Fine Gael, my old...

Compulsory Purchase Orders (Extension of Time Limits) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: All Stages (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I thank Members for agreeing to take this Bill at very short notice. This is a small two section Bill, with just one section of a substantive nature. The amendment to section 217(6) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 proposed in this Bill was introduced and agreed on Committee Stage in the Dáil during discussions on the Planning and...

Compulsory Purchase Orders (Extension of Time Limits) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: All Stages (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Sorry, I should have welcomed the Deputy to his new portfolio.

Compulsory Purchase Orders (Extension of Time Limits) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: All Stages (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The officials are from the Department of Transport, which is the norm when a Minister is presenting a Bill to the House. I thank the Deputies who contributed to the debate, but I am amused by the bemusement concerning a Minister taking a Bill. We operate under a collective Cabinet responsibility system and I would have handled this in the Seanad had I been available, but I was not....

Compulsory Purchase Orders (Extension of Time Limits) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: All Stages (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: This is what being part of a team is all about.

Compulsory Purchase Orders (Extension of Time Limits) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: All Stages (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The officials to my right are from my Department and another is from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government because of the planning implications. It is not a mystery that my Department would want to ensure the Bill's passage through the House when other Ministers are unavailable. The Bill is the Compulsory Purchase Orders (Extension of Time Limits) Bill. As Deputy...

Compulsory Purchase Orders (Extension of Time Limits) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: All Stages (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: -----and because of my strong commitment to the Smarter Travel policy document that we published. Given the policy's possibilities for Galway city and provided the outer bypass is put in place, Galway could be the country's most sustainable city. This is a marvellous opportunity and I am committed to trying to ensure it is taken. In terms of the list referred to by Deputy McCormack, it...

Compulsory Purchase Orders (Extension of Time Limits) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Deputy is correct. It is section 217(6), and it refers specifically to local authorities. I do not want to enter any notes of rancour on this because we are getting a good deal of co-operation. I said Deputy McCormack was a pessimist, but that just means someone who looks at things in a very black way. I did not cast any aspersions on his commitment to the people of Galway. I would...

Compulsory Purchase Orders (Extension of Time Limits) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: As regards section 1, and the 30 days or the 18 months, it is a question of whichever is the lesser. However, after 18 months it has to go to the courts and the reason for this is to ensure proportionality and fairness for people who may still have objections. The compulsory purchase order regime has been very carefully balanced over time. One cannot just issue CPOs willy-nilly around the...

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Will you listen to the answer?

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Noel Dempsey: If people were not wasting time on the Order of Business, we would have more time.