Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 394: To ask the Minister for Transport if legislation will be introduced to revoke the driving licence and haulage licence of commercial drivers or hauliers charged with illegal dumping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34017/05]

Ivor Callely (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Road Traffic Acts the courts have the power to disqualify from holding a driving licence a person who is convicted of a crime or offence in the commission of which a mechanically propelled vehicle was used. In assessing the good repute of applicants for a road freight carrier's licence, my Department takes account of convictions for breaches of the law by applicants, as advised by the Garda Síochána.