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Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Mar 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...charges paid and both sets of points from court cases if they were convicted. The second issue this Bill will address concerns drug-driving. Currently, under the Road Traffic Act 2010, members of An Garda Síochána may test drivers for drugs at the scene of serious collisions, whereas they are required to test for alcohol. This Bill will amend the existing provision,...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Mar 2024)

Eugene Murphy: ...is very bad, with 45 fatalities up to 19 March. This legislation is necessary. I want to see it swiftly become part of our law. It is important that as we discuss these provisions, we consider the Garda road policing operation last week. A total of 1,800 speeding offences were recorded over the bank holiday weekend. Allegedly, one motorist was caught travelling at a speed of 209 km...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Mar 2024)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...I am not going fast enough. If I am in the middle of the road, they consider that it is their road and they are entitled to pass me out, putting me in danger. It is completely unacceptable and An Garda Síochána simply does not police it. I see gardaí drive past bad driving behaviour all the time. Cars that are parked on footpaths pull up so that cyclists have to swing...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Mar 2024)

Jack Chambers: .... I welcome the fact that the Minister, Deputy McEntee, secured additional funding for speed van hours, which have gone from 7,500 hours to 9,000 hours. Obviously, we have ongoing engagement with the Garda Commissioner on the need to see the improved deployment of and numbers in our roads policing units, which have a visible impact. The third aspect is engineering, which includes the...