Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 11:

In page 12, subsection (1)(b), lines 15 and 16, to delete all words from and including "in" where it firstly occurs in line 15 down to and including "licence" in line 16 and substitute the following:"in the area of a passenger journey and in-vehicle navigation and guidance systems to guide route selection".

The Minister has dealt with this matter. When we discussed the legislation previously, he said standards would be tough. He wondered whether many Deputies or Senators would be able to find their way around their neighbourhoods and constituencies. This amendment queries whether applicants should have to learn all of the street names and numbers, etc., and proposes that technology be used. The Minister of State has said his Sat Nav did not work the last time he used it. Is this almost like the requirement to be proceeded by a person with a red flag when the first cars were on the road? Technology will evolve to allow people to find their way around.

I allow that this is permitted "in the area of a passenger journey and in-vehicle navigation and guidance systems to guide route selection". That is the purpose of the amendment. People can find their way around using technology rather than learning it off by rote.