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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: I am asking about the six-month ban in the context of appealing. Does that represent a deterrent to stop people appealing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: Yes, I am referring to a person going to court.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: Is that provision in place to stop or deter a person from going to court?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: Is it there for the benefit of the courts? The Minister made reference in his speech to clogging up the courts and the numbers. Is that why the provision is in place?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: The Minister referred to it earlier.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: It would lead one to think that was the rationale behind the measure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: Another issue relates to the Roas Safety Authority, RSA, survey in January. The Minister referred to it in his proposal. Can the committee members have a copy of that document? How many people were surveyed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: I have made my next point several times at committee meetings. It relates to the lack of resources. We were discussing the figures earlier. Does the Minister believe that because of the lack of resources, the consequential implementation of any legislation suffers? Does the Minister believe the figures could be higher were it not for the lack of resources? I realise the Minister referred...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: The Minister is bringing in this legislation in an attempt to tackle it. At the same time, he does not have the resources to implement it. Is the Minister at loggerheads with the Minister for Justice and Equality on this matter? I put this point to the Minister before. He can bring in all the legislation in the world, but it does not matter unless the relevant bodies have the appropriate...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: The increase may be 10%. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: With all due respect to the Minister, it is more or less crumbs from the table.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: It is.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: The Minister accepts the fact that for this legislation to be as effective as we want it to be, we need an increase. Does the Minister also accept that the perception exists among people that there is little or no chance of bumping into a Garda checkpoint? We can see this in the way the figures have started to creep up again. Many of these people take the risk of drink-driving. They know...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: The Minister probably did not get the same treatment as other Deputies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: We will have to talk about normal treatment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: I realise the Minster has said that the figures he has do not relate to people from the RSA survey who have admitted to drinking and driving. These are people who were tested for drink-driving. Does the Minister accept that the perception exists, given the serious anomalies? I realise the Minister's figures are not based on that, or so he says. Given the serious anomalies in Garda...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: I realise what the Minister is saying. At the same time, that is still a factor. That thought lingers in the minds of people. Can we trust the data we are given anymore? Has the Minister spoken to the Minister for Justice and Equality about it? How is this going to be resolved?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: I am not doing that. Did the Minister have a discussion with the Minister for Justice and Equality on the recent scandal-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: Did she give the Minister any indication of how it will be resolved or when it will be resolved?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)
Imelda Munster: We will get a copy of the survey that was carried out.