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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister is giving an important answer. Does Deputy Troy want to come back in on that answer? Then Deputies Murphy and O'Keeffe may come in.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I propose that Deputies Murphy and O'Keefe come in next, and the Minister may reply after those contributions.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: If the Minister is happy, I will take Deputy Munster, Deputy Ó Cuív and then go back to the Minister, if he could reply to all those points. If he wishes to come in now, he is more than welcome.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: In fairness to me, I am trying to let everybody in. Deputy Troy moved amendments Nos. 1 and 1a-----

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: They are all grouped together.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am trying to make sure that Deputies get in.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: In fairness, that is section 3, if I read it correctly here. I will ask the Minister to respond to that when we get to that because that is the appropriate question at that time. I am trying to deal with section 1 now. I will ask Deputy Ó Cuív to speak on section 1.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: In fairness, the Minister has said he is more than happy to work to increase penalties in other areas.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Everybody has the right to speak here for as long as he or she wishes so I am not interrupting in that respect. Your points are obviously well made but the problem is we only have a limited amount of time today to deal with this Bill. We must finish by 1.50 p.m.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I appreciate that. I ask you to address the issues.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes, there is no doubt about that.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will interrupt the Minister. We have just got word that there is a problem with someone's mobile phone. I cannot hear it, but it is interrupting the broadcast.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is certainly not mine. Members might double-check, please.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Members' words may not be recorded. I wanted to ensure everyone knew there was a problem.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am not suggesting it is the Minister's.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is somebody's. The clerk has checked mine.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: A Freudian slip.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: No.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Amendments Nos. 1b to 1d, inclusive, in the names of Deputies Mattie McGrath, Michael Collins, Michael Healy-Rae, and Danny Healy-Rae, cannot be moved as the Members are not present and the clerk has not been informed of any nominated movers.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: Amendments Nos. 2 to 6, inclusive have been ruled out of order.