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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Can the app be used on any Garda mobile phone?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: The cost would be for the phone itself.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I presume it would be a Garda issue phone and there would have to be a special need for it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: It could be used for other Garda activities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: When the garda puts in the data, it will search the database.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: This presentation has been extremely helpful. I want to understand one thing. The people who are court disqualified are people with either drink-driving or dangerous driving convictions, which are very serious offences. Penalty points are cumulative but it is also very serious where one goes over the seven. I have just checked the data in the Courts Service report for 2016 and the courts...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: If one is convicted, there is a mandatory disqualification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: The law is an ass, in other words.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: The same number of deaths is being addressed in the legislation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: They are the minimum.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have a question. Having discussed this issue with Deputies, including Deputy Declan Breathnach in my constituency, there are significant differences in Border areas. Will the witnesses comment on whether people from outside the jurisdiction believe they can operate with impunity when they are south of the Border? I do not know if this is the case but we believe this is part of the culture.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Are additional measures required?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I hope that will reduce fatalities. I tabled a parliamentary question yesterday on an ancillary issue. The figures provided in the reply show the average fine for a person found guilty of driving without a motor insurance policy in 2015, 2016 and 2017 was €395, €388 and €377, respectively. Based on these fines imposed on those who are caught, it actually pays to drive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: We all have to go. I do not want to hold the Deputy up, but I have gone to the bother of inviting all these people today. If the Deputy wants to ask her questions, I have no problem with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: When the car is seized, is the car kept or can the person apply to get the car back?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: What is that fee? Is it a standard amount?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I wish to ask a question about the profiled driver. Who are these people? What do they-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have a question on naming and shaming. Years ago local papers were printed and everybody bought them, which no longer happens. One would see a list of people who would be convicted for road traffic offences, for drink driving or whatever. The witness is saying that one of the issues is data protection if one publishes the names of people who are convicted. How does that relate to people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes, that is very useful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disqualified Drivers: Discussion (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Does anyone else wish to-----