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Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Apr 2005)

Denis Naughten: ...of the most vulnerable people in society. The greatest waste has been the lives of many young people who have been involved in road accidents. If one assesses a young person who has passed the driving test and compares him or her with a young person who is about to sit the test, there is no difference in driving ability. There is something wrong about a system where the driving test does...

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Apr 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: ...injuries on our roads. We have one of the highest rates in Europe of child injuries on roads. The Minister and his staff have to address these issues as part of a strategy to look at road safety, driver testing and standards. An air of complacency about road safety is evident in the road safety documentation and strategy. I am not convinced enough effort is being expended in every level in...

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Apr 2005)

Jack Wall: I welcome the Bill. It is important that Bills should deal with the need for road safety, regardless of what aspect of road safety is being dealt with. We are dealing mainly with the driving test aspect here today. Deputies on both sides of the House put forward proposals here today with which the Minister cannot deal in this legislation. Some great ideas were put forward on both sides on how...

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Apr 2005)

Cecilia Keaveney: ...to a small number of projects. Safety should be the first criterion in determining how money is allocated. I was surprised to find out relatively recently that breath testing is not mandatory for drivers involved in fatal accidents. Again, this is not the Minister's responsibility but he should talk to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform about the issue because it would make...

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Apr 2005)

Gerard Murphy: I welcome the general objectives which the Bill seeks to promote, namely, shorter waiting times for driving tests and better standards of driving. However, one must question its necessity. The Department should have all the necessary requirements to achieve these objectives. It is typical that when an issue becomes too troublesome to handle, the immediate reaction of Ministers is to establish...

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Apr 2005)

Pat Breen: ...and down the country on a weekly basis, I see at first hand the volume of traffic, particularly with regard to heavy vehicles and the amount of cargo and goods being transported. One mistake while driving a lorry can cause much carnage. I was travelling to Dublin via Limerick last week and a truck overturned on the new bridge. This caused terrible consternation in Limerick city and traffic...

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Apr 2005)

Dermot Fitzpatrick: ...this year. Many of these people were pedestrians. The speed at which vehicles now travel mean that people are badly injured if not killed outright in road accidents. The Minister has said that more instructors will be employed and has promised a new Garda traffic corps or considerably more gardaí allocated to traffic duties. The Minister should meet the assistant commissioner who will...

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Apr 2005)

Michael Ring: I disagree with many of the previous speakers. A driving licence is the most important document anybody can have in rural Ireland. We do not have the DART or Luas, nor a public bus transport service or taxis. The driving licence is the most vital document for many people in the west. This Bill will set up another money racket for the Government, just like the driving theory test and the NCT....