Joe O'Toole (Independent)

As Senator Quinn rightly said yesterday, it is an offence to carry a knife and that continues to be the law. Previously I stated here that under the Road Traffic Act it is now an offence not to carry one's driving licence when driving a car. Nonetheless we are advised by the authorities that it is unsafe to keep a driving licence in the car as the licence or car might be stolen. Therefore, we must carry it on our person. The licence is made from a type of material that does not stand the test of time. I previously suggested to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform that we should have driving licences available in a plastic credit card size form, as available in some countries in the world. This allows the licence to be a form of identification.