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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: I will not withdraw it. I understand much of what the Minister said. However, part of the problem, the frustration and the danger arises from the local authorities not taking action to install proper traffic-calming and safety measures within residential estates. To be fair to local authorities, the big stumbling block is the lack of funding received to implement these road safety...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: Will we have it before Report Stage?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: I will hold off solely on the basis that we get the report.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 21:In page 15, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: "18. Section 9(2) (as amended by section 86 of the Act of 2010) of the Road Traffic Act 2004 is amended by the subsection for paragraph (a) of the following:"(a) There shall be a speed limit of:(i) 20 kilometres per hour, which shall be applied in respect of a road within an area defined under local...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: Yes.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: It was merely for clarity. It is amendment No. 20 in the context of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013. I am looking for the Act to be amended, in section 20, by the insertion of the following: "The Authority may make regulations, to be known as non-motorised passenger transport regulations, in relation to the operation of non-motorised passenger transporters in towns and cities.", and "...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: Is the Chairman talking about the rickshaw amendment?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: This is my first time doing that.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: It is pending the report from the Minister, as I said earlier.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: Under what section will that be, so that I can re-propose this?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: I had an amendment, it is just an add-on, for amendment No. 22. It is filling in the gap that is identified in law in regard to the use of a mobile phone while driving.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: I am sorry.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: Amendment No. 32 is similar to my amendment, which is amendment No. 33. Amendment No. 33 involves the driving licence number of the policyholder and all named drivers covered under the policy. The amendment aims to ensure the motor insurance industry gives clarity and full information to the Garda.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 35:In page 16, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:"Regulation of Rickshaws 20.The Taxi Regulation Act 2013, is amended in section 20, by the insertion of the following subsection:"(5) (i) The Authority may make regulations, to be known as non-motorised passenger transport regulations, in relation to the operation of non-motorised passenger transporters in...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: Can we get a timeframe because in all fairness, the Minister has been aware of this since the beginning of the year? I know it does not happen overnight but it is like everything else. There needs to be a timeframe because here we are discussing the Bill, people are moving amendments we want to see included in the Bill and we are continually asked to hold off. We need a timeframe on this...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: It is. If one reads what we seek to insert, it is that the authority may make regulations to be known as non-motorised passenger transport regulations in relation to the operation of non-motorised passenger transporters in towns and cities. There is nothing I can see in that paragraph alone that prohibits its inclusion as a new section in the Bill.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: A lot of issues were raised today. They were withdrawn because of the fact that they would delay the Bill. In fairness, I seek a bit of flexibility. A lot of the amendments were withdrawn because they would have delayed the Bill. That point was recognised. The Minister knew full well that this was a serious issue that needed to be addressed.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: It would not have taken too much to keep the pressure on and to speed up so that we would have had something prior to this which we could have included in the Bill. We would not then be at this stage. I am not withdrawing it, therefore. I cannot see why that paragraph cannot be included. It at least acknowledges the need for regulation that can be included in the Bill. I would not accept...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: I will withdraw the amendment, but I will be resubmit it on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Imelda Munster: I move amendment No. 38:In page 17, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following:“Use of a Mobile Phone while driving 22. The Road Traffic Act 2006, is amended in section 3, by the insertion of the following subsection: “(10) It shall be an offence under this subsection to use a mobile phone which is held in a device by the steering wheel or is in a cradle by the...