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Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (20 Mar 2007)

Paddy Burke: ...1) The Minister shall, as soon as may be practicable after the commencement of this Act, by order— (a) put such structures in place as he or she deems necessary to ensure that the standard of driving in Ireland is maintained and improved, (b) put such pre-conditions in place as he or she deems necessary, for candidates who wish to take the driving test, and such pre-conditions may...

Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (20 Mar 2007)

Paddy Burke: The Minister of State said the consultation process on driving instructor regulation was over. Is there a timeframe for the regulation of driving instructors? Will it be in the next few weeks? Will a new Government introduce it?

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed). (14 Jun 2006)

Paddy Burke: I move amendment No. 76: In page 13, lines 26 and 27, to delete paragraph (p). The purpose of this amendment is to delete paragraph (p), which alludes to the fees licensed instructors may charge for courses of instruction. It is very restrictive to legislate for the fee one can charge because there are different standards and levels of driving instruction. I hope all instructors will be...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage. (24 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: ...have amongst its responsibilities, the following: (a) the registration of vehicles and retention of data pertaining to the ownership of vehicles; (b) driver testing; (c) registration of qualified driving instructors; (d) maintenance of the national driver file; (e) education of drivers, and promotion of educational and information campaigns for safe and responsible driving; (f)...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage. (24 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: ...following: "5.—(1) The Authority shall, in the exercise of its functions as prescribed by section 4(1) of this Act, be responsible for setting training standards and ensuring quality control of driving instructors. (2) Without prejudice to subsection (3) of this section, the Authority shall assume such functions in respect of driving instructors as are conferred on the Minister by, and...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: ...shall have responsibility for the management and standards of driver testing in Ireland. (2) The Authority shall put such structures in place as it deems necessary to ensure that the standard of driving in Ireland is maintained and improved. (3) The Authority may put such pre-conditions in place as it deems necessary, for candidates who wish to take the driving test. Such pre-conditions...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: ...new section: "5.—(1) The Authority shall, in the exercise of its functions as prescribed by section 4(1) of this Act, be responsible for setting training standards and ensuring quality control of driving instructors. (2) Without prejudice to subsection (3) of this section, the Authority shall assume such functions in respect of driving instructors as are conferred on the Minister by, and...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: ...have amongst its responsibilities, the following: (a) the registration of vehicles and retention of data pertaining to the ownership of vehicles; (b) driver testing; (c) registration of qualified driving instructors; (d) maintenance of the national driver file; (e) education of drivers, and promotion of educational and information campaigns for safe and responsible driving; (f)...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage. (10 May 2006)

Paddy Burke: ...regard to the code of road traffic legislation in general, it is intended to introduce shortly a Bill to make amendments to the Road Traffic Act. That Bill would include provisions regarding drink-driving, use of mobile phones, speed cameras and enabling provisions to facilitate further reforms of the driving licensing system. I thought there would be more in this Bill, but the Minister is...

Seanad: Road Safety: Statements. (1 Feb 2006)

Paddy Burke: ...will have the impact the system had initially. When the Minister initially announced the penalty points system, there was a significant reduction in the number of accidents and a big change in driver behaviour on our roads. I hope that when the extra penalty points are introduced it will have the same impact. The Government can do much more in regard to how drivers behave and how we do our...

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (27 Apr 2005)

Paddy Burke: ...a fully equipped and fully staffed independent traffic corps, —a complete roll-out of the penalty points system, —a complete nationwide roll-out of speed cameras, —and an improvement in the driving standards and testing of motorists through the establishment of the Driving Testing and Standards Agency. I have no doubt that my amendment will be accepted this evening, as the two...

Seanad: National Car Testing Service: Motion. (3 Nov 2004)

Paddy Burke: ...over the functioning of the car testing service. The Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004, currently on Second Stage in the Dáil, proposes to establish a new agency to regulate the driving test system, driving instructors and vehicle registration. The latter aspect is important as it allows the Department of Transport to reclaim supervision of the car testing service through...