Ivor Callely (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)

This amendment repeals section 55 of the Transport Act 2001, which extends the drink driving provisions of the Road Traffic Act to tram drivers. Senators will be aware of the extensive provisions in Parts 9 and 10 of the Bill, to which I alluded earlier, dealing with drug and alcohol testing of safety critical railway workers. These provisions will apply to tram drivers also. It would not be legally appropriate to have two separate laws applying to the same issue. It is appropriate, therefore, that section 55 be repealed.