Results 1-20 of 153 for drugs speaker:Jack Chambers

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...Bill that will be signed into law by the President shortly, we will legislate for safer default speed limits, harsher penalties for those caught committing multiple driver offences and mandatory drug testing at the scene of a collision. This new legislation will help to encourage safer driving behaviours in all four areas of concern. In terms of other immediate actions, the Road...

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...intoxicated driving. Road Safety Authority research supports the data. In a national representative survey conducted in 2023, 14% of drivers reported driving within one hour of having consumed drugs in the past 30 days and 15% reported driving within one hour of drinking alcohol. The social acceptability of drink-driving also appears to be increasing, with 72% of respondents to a 2021...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Apr 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...this trend around is urgently needed. To bring about this change, the Bill targets three priority areas relevant to driver behaviour: increased sanctions through penalty point reform; mandatory drug testing at the scene of serious collisions to help tackling the growing issue of drug-driving; and the introduction of safer default speed limits. With regard to speed limits, with the...

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

Jack Chambers: ...a number of measures which will target driver behaviours that cause or contribute to the worrying trends we are seeing. This Bill will deal with three main issues: penalty points reform, mandatory drug testing and the implementation of key recommendations from the speed limit review. The Bill will also include a number of minor and technical amendments to existing legislation. In...

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

Jack Chambers: .... Moving to Senator Currie's contribution, she spoke, like Senator Murphy, about the very worrying statistics we saw from last weekend. Nearly 1,800 people were speeding, 175 people were drink- or drug-driving and many other people were using their mobile phones. In this context, I refer to the importance of behavioural change and the need to have an evidence base. This is why the...

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (6 Mar 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...or in the vicinity of the checkpoint concerned (for a period that does not exceed 30 minutes after the provision of the specimen) until the apparatus referred to in subsection (4)(b) indicates the presence or absence of drugs in the specimen.”, (b) in subsection (5), by the substitution of “(4) or (4A)” for “(4)”, and (c) in subsection (6)(a), by the...

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (6 Mar 2024)

Jack Chambers: ..., in particular last year, which had 188 deaths. The trend is still going in the wrong direction in 2024. The Bill will target three concerning areas, namely, penalty points reform, mandatory drug testing at the scene of serious collisions and the implementation of key recommendations of the speed limit review. It is a much-needed Bill that will assist in reversing this trend and I am...

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (6 Mar 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...the vicinity of the public place concerned (for a period that does not exceed 30 minutes after the provision of the specimen) until the apparatus referred to in subsection (2A) indicates the presence or absence of drugs in the specimen.”,”. These amendments are being taken together. As a group, they are in response to a recent court case that made findings of concern...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Committee Stage (28 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...of a person who, in the opinion of the Garda, was involved in an offence under the Road Traffic Acts, there may be no reason to suspect intoxicant was a factor. However, the law on testing for drugs is different. In all four sets of circumstances, it says that the Garda member "may" conduct a test for drugs. This is not reasonable, particularly as driving under the influence of drugs is...

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: .... It is a progressive reform. It targets those reckless drivers who commit multiple offences in the one act. This is something that will make a difference to road safety. Bringing in mandatory drug testing will address a serious gap and issue we are seeing, particularly in light of the trend and the evidence we saw from the Road Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána last...

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...proposals that will successfully help all of us in turning the tide on the devastating scenes we are witnessing on our roads nearly every day. This Bill will deal with three main issues: penalty points reform, mandatory drug testing and the implementation of key recommendations from the speed limit review. The first issue this Bill will address relates to penalty points. Penalty...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (13 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...is expected to be enacted before the end of March. This a concise and focused piece of legislation introducing safer default speed limits on national secondary roads, rural roads and in built up areas, mandatory drug testing at the scene of serious traffic collisions and reforming the penalty points system so motorists receive multiple sets of penalty points where multiple offences are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Measures (13 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...was published on 25 January 2024. The Bill seeks to:Ensure that drivers will receive multiple sets of penalty points where two or more offences are committed on the same occasionIntroduce mandatory drug testing at the scene of serious collisions on the same basis as existing requirements around alcohol testingIntroduce safer default speed limits as recommended by the Speed Limit Review.The...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (1 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...before the Dáil in the next couple of weeks. This is a concise Bill focused on key road safety issues, and in addition to legislating for safer default speed limits, it will also introduce mandatory drug testing at the scene of serious traffic collisions and reform the penalty points system so motorists receive multiple sets of penalty points where multiple offences are committed. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (1 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...to be enacted before the end of March. This a concise and focused piece of legislation introducing safer default speed limits on national secondary roads, rural roads and in built up areas, mandatory drug testing at the scene of serious traffic collisions and reforming the penalty points system so motorists receive multiple sets of penalty points where multiple offences are committed. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reviews (1 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...be necessary to do so on a phased basis across that time. The Road Traffic Bill 2024 was published on 25 January. This Bill will address speed limits, penalty points, and testing of drivers for drugs. In the case of speed limits, it will implement the central recommendations of the Speed Limit Review in relation to safer default speed limits. The default limits on national secondary...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (18 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...of legislation which will address a number of key areas, including introducing safer default speed limits on national secondary roads, local/rural roads and in built up areas, introducing mandatory drug testing at the scene of serious traffic collisions, and reforming the penalty points system so motorists receive multiple sets of penalty points where multiple offences are committed. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (18 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...aimed at addressing road safety issues in a number of key areas, including introducing safer default speed limits on national secondary roads, rural roads and in built up areas, introducing mandatory drug testing at the scene of serious traffic collisions, and reforming the penalty points system so motorists receive multiple sets of penalty points where multiple offences are committed. ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Measures (17 Jan 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...on 20 December 2023. This Bill will act as a response to the ongoing rising trend of road fatalities and serious injuries. Three key areas will be addressed in the Bill: penalty point reform, drug testing at the scene of collisions, and the implementation of key Speed Limit Review recommendations. In terms of speed limits, the Bill seeks to introduce safer default speed limits by reducing...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Road Safety (30 Nov 2023)

Jack Chambers: ...main causes of collisions on our roads, and the speed of the collision can determine whether death or serious injury results. The new Bill will make it mandatory for gardaí to test drivers for drugs after a collision involving death or injury. Currently, drug testing in these cases is optional. The new approach will be in line with alcohol testing provisions. It is hoped that,...