Seanad debates

Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage

 

6:10 pm

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That was harsh, but there you go. It is tricky as to how that will work out. Should it be a percentage above the limit or a number? We need to figure that out before we put it into law.

I thank Members for their contributions. I do not know when the Bill is scheduled for Committee Stage. I hope we can do it next week or the week after. I was able to accept four amendments in the Dáil. I am open to amendments here in the Senate, but the sooner Senators get them to me, the better, so that they can be redrafted to ensure they are accepted by the Attorney General and the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. We do not want to get them a day or two beforehand, when it is too late to go to Office of the Parliamentary Counsel looking for approval. If Members have particular amendments that they think I might accept or that would improve the Bill, I would be grateful if they can get them to my office sooner rather than later.

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