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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: Other jurisdictions are ahead of us in terms of trying to prevent the offence from happening in the first place.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: I am keen to hear from the representatives of the Irish Road Victims' Association as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: Can you provide clarification on the rates of progression on that at the moment? What warrants a trip to court rather than a fixed charge penalty notice? What are the different thresholds?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: Let us suppose a driver was doing 220 km/h on the motorway. What happens at the moment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: It is at the discretion of the GoSafe operative or the garda involved. Is that correct? There is no concrete threshold as such. Is that the case?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: When the Road Safety Authority, RSA, representatives were before the committee, they pointed to drink-driving and speeding. They included in the same category not wearing seat belts and mobile telephone use.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: I am looking at motorcyclist fatalities in particular. A motorcyclist does not have the shell of a vehicle to protect him or her. I am concerned about the central reservation, which are literally steel poles with connecting wires and when a motorcyclist is dismounted in this area, they effectively come in contact with razor blades. Similarly, signposts and telecommunications poles are...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: I call Deputy Fitzpatrick and then Deputy Troy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: Is it based on the vehicle and the driver? Does it identify the driver clearly?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: So GoSafe is 90,000 hours per annum alone.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: At the previous meeting, Senator O'Mahony asked if the signs where the GoSafe vans are would also indicate the speed limit. He asked if the signs would be amended to include the speed limits to give motorists an extra opportunity to adhere to them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: They are currently advertised through whichever means are available. If I want to drive home to Kerry this evening, are there apps or websites where I can find that information?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: Where the zones are or where the vans are active?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: I do not want to say anything on the public record that might be an issue in this respect and perhaps we could discuss it privately after the meeting. If there are concerns about this, it is important that this committee would know about them. I call Deputy Troy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: The assistant commissioner might respond to the practicality of implementing that proposal and the Deputy's other related questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: If one is a danger to oneself or others, does that not come under the category of public order offences? Is that not covered already?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: That was the instance outlined by Deputy Troy. If that person is not intoxicated, he or she is not causing an offence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: That is what this meeting is about.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: Mr. Lieghio's comments have drawn attention to something that certainly warrants further work.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
Brendan Griffin: We hope to compile a report with specific recommendations on what needs to be done. That is why the input of everyone here today is valuable and very much appreciated. Ms Price wants to make a further contribution.