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- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Driver Licences (10 Feb 2022)
Damien English: ...the Senator has made a very compelling case for doing so. I will provide some background on this matter. Prior to October 2016, as the Senator said, full category B licence holders, on passing a driving test, were permitted to drive category M moped vehicles. This practice ceased for new category B licence holders with the implementation of the third EU driving licence directive. As it...
- Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2013)
Damien English: ...preventable. We must always remember that a car handled poorly or with a lapse of concentration is a lethal weapon. In that context, I believe we may have to strengthen our laws, because if one drives a car under the influence of drink or drugs, one is, in my view, attempting murder. The vehicle in that scenario is a weapon. This Bill goes a long way to reinforce that point but if we...
- Road Safety: Motion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2007)
Damien English: ...accidents on our roads. I say incidents, because what we often call accidents are actually avoidable and are therefore incidents. Following the inquest during the week, I received a letter from a driving instructor in Navan raising a few issues with me. The reports on the inquest dealt mainly with road signage and how we need to improve it. We missed out on the fact that the main...