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Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Jack Chambers: The Ceann Comhairle is right about the issue of driver distraction. Something that is being discussed and researched at present is car design and how it has evolved. It is as big an issue in terms of driver distraction and is being flagged by many researchers. The European Commission and the wider European research community are assessing this in the context of standards in car design. ...

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Jack Chambers: That is what is happening.

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Jack Chambers: I welcome the opportunity to address the House. As many Deputies will be aware, in three of the past four years, we have seen an increase in road-related fatalities and serious accidents. Last year, 2023, was a particularly stark year on our roads with 188 people losing their lives, the worst total in close to a decade. Tragically, this upward trend has continued well into 2024. As of...

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

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputies for the items they raised. Some did not relate to the Bill but I am happy to come back on some of those. Deputy Daly raised the issue of roadside testing. This would apply to any planned or random checkpoint in the context of testing, as per his question. In the context of the RSA allocation, we found additional reserves in the RSA budget towards the end of last...

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

Jack Chambers: I move amendment No. 2: In page 9, lines 30 and 31, to delete “subsection (2) or (2A)” and substitute “subsection (2), (2A) or (2C)”.

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

Jack Chambers: I move amendment No. 3: In page 9, lines 32 and 33, to delete “subsection (2) or (2A)” and substitute “subsection (2), (2A) or (2C)”.

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

Jack Chambers: I move amendment No. 4: In page 9, after line 33, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 10 of Act of 2010 13. Section 10 of the Act of 2010 is amended— (a) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4): “(4A) Where a member of the Garda Síochána, under paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection (4), requires a person to provide...

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

Jack Chambers: I move amendment No. 5: In page 9, after line 33, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 22 of Act of 2010 14. Section 22 of the Act of 2010 is amended in subsection (1A) (inserted by section 13(i) of the Act of 2023) by the substitution of “subsection (2), (2A) or (2C)” for “subsection (2) or (2A)”.”.

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

Jack Chambers: I thank Deputies for their co-operation on this Bill. It will make a difference in addressing the worrying trend we have seen in fatalities, 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...

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

Jack Chambers: I move amendment No. 1: In page 9, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2B): “(2C) Where a member of the Garda Síochána, under subsection (2A), requires a person to provide a specimen of oral fluid from his or her mouth, the member shall require the person to remain at a place...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Policy (29 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: I reiterate that while we support the ambition, we are fully committed to ensuring farmers will be key actors in the development and delivery of the wider nature restoration plan. The Deputy is correct that we need to have a partnership approach, with Government working with the farming community and the agricultural sector. If we look across Europe at how certain countries have managed...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Policy (29 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: I thank Deputy Cowen for raising this important matter. The Government broadly supports the ambition of the nature restoration law, NRL, throughout its development and welcomes the vote to approve the regulation in the European Parliament earlier this week. Throughout the debate on these proposals, a key ambition for the Government has been to ensure that they achieve their key nature...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (29 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: I thank Deputy Stanton for raising this important issue. I welcome the opportunity to discuss this topic with members of the House. I understand that the Deputy’s question is in relation to the provision funding to Cork County Council for emergency repairs on roads and bridges following Storm Babet in October with an emphasis on the east Cork region. As the Deputy said, I was in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (29 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: I absolutely agree with the Deputy. There is a key safety component to this, in addition to the wider issues around the social, economic and community infrastructure. We appreciate the Deputy raising this, and the Government is fully committed to restoring our road networks after the impact of this storm. The vast interconnected network is used by cars, buses, trucks, vans and cyclists,...

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Referral to Select Committee (13 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Transport and Communications pursuant to Standing Orders 95 and 181.

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

Jack Chambers: I appreciate the contributions from across the House. Deputy Gould had some constructive suggestions. I will set out initially what we are doing in the Bill because a lot was stated around a lot of other reforms but it is important to set out the context again. We are reforming the penalty point system to target multiple offences in one act. It is a progressive reform. It targets those...

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

Jack Chambers: It is.

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

Jack Chambers: No.

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

Jack Chambers: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Today, I will bring the Road Traffic Bill 2024 before the House. This Bill is an urgent and essential part of the Government's response to the concerning trend of rising road fatalities and serious injuries. This is a short and focused Bill that aims to effectively address issues with driver behaviours through legislative change. Last...

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

Jack Chambers: There is guidance given to engineers on traffic-calming measures. We are all constituency TDs. I support many traffic-calming interventions in urbanised areas, particularly around schools and in villages and towns. In addition, where there is an inappropriate speed limit, it sets the context for motorists travelling through a village or town. That is why we have to set a lower default...