Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail)

Can I assume that when this section is enacted it will prevent a garda from prosecuting a driver who fails to produce his or her driving licence on demand? The Minister has established that it is already an offence. I do not wish to cast any reflections whatsoever on the fine body of people in the Garda Síochána but there could be occasions where a garda might decide to use the full rigours of the law on a particular individual and he or she would be well within his or her legal rights to do so. Will the enactment of this section prevent such a scenario from occurring? Will a driver have the right to say to a garda that he or she has ten days to produce a licence and a legitimate reason for not having it? Such a system would prevent a prosecution from being pursued.