Results 1-7 of 7 for drugs segment:8732188
- Road Safety: Statements (26 Oct 2023)
Eamon Ryan: ...measures relating to intoxication. We will be introducing legislation to provide that, in the event of a serious incident or accident, gardaí will be obliged to test not only for alcohol but also for drugs, which are an increasing element in driver behaviour that is causing fatalities. With regard to the issue of roads investment and the wider transport budget investment, I heard...
- Road Safety: Statements (26 Oct 2023)
Peter Fitzpatrick: ...for October and there will also be similar plans in place for Christmas and the New Year. Other measures include a change to intoxicant testing rules whereby gardaí would be required to test for drugs at the scene of road collisions. We want to see people being safe on the road, driving within speed limits, not using mobile phone while driving, which is extremely dangerous - and...
- Road Safety: Statements (26 Oct 2023)
Martin Browne: ...to 411 in December 2019. We cannot expect the gardaí to be everywhere but we should expect adequate investment given the 22% increase in seat belt offences, intoxicated driving rising to 183 with 45 drug driving offences at the same time as checkpoints fell by 27%. This goes back to the issue of Garda numbers. On the road network, I do not understand how the Minister signed off on...
- Road Safety: Statements (26 Oct 2023)
Brian Leddin: ...and fatalities. They are the misdemeanours that are leading to a culture of poor motorist behaviour on our roads, which in turn leads to speeding, which leads to other bad behaviours such as drink and drug taking and mobile phone use while driving. If we are not addressing the culture at the root cause, there really has to be a zero-tolerance approach to the regulation of heavy machines...
- Road Safety: Statements (26 Oct 2023)
Maurice Quinlivan: ...into criminality, the gardaí in Limerick seized, among other things, 44 scrambler or off-road vehicles. This is very welcome. These vehicles, along with e-scooters, have become the go-to vehicle for many drug dealers to distribute their wares. I commend the Garda in Limerick on this significant action against the misuse of scramblers and I look forward to seeing these powers...
- Road Safety: Statements (26 Oct 2023)
Martin Kenny: .... People drive too fast when they have alcohol or other substances on board. This can have detrimental consequences for them and their families. I welcome the idea of having mandatory drug testing at the scenes of accidents. Indeed, drug testing is something we need to see rolled out more across the country in general when it comes to checks that gardaí are doing at checkpoints. ...
- Road Safety: Statements (26 Oct 2023)
Jack Chambers: ...phone usage are being reported by drivers in Ireland. Research from 2022 indicates that approximately one in four motorists are not only checking their phones, but writing messages while driving. Drug driving is also a serious concern. Data indicate that Irish drivers arrested for drug driving are typically male and under the age of 45. Cannabis, cocaine and benzodiazepines are the...