Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 October 2017
569. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Road Traffic (Drink Driving - Fixed Penalty Notice) Bill 2017; when he expects this legislation to be brought before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41982/17]
View answerThe Bill referred to by the Deputy is now entitled the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017, and was published on 17 July of this year.
I regard this Bill as a significant measure to address an anomaly in the drink driving legislation so that all drivers who are detected driving over our existing legal limits, who opt not to have their cases heard in court, will receive a mandatory disqualification which reflects the seriousness and potentially devastating consequences of drink driving. I intend to bring this Bill before the Dáil as soon as possible. While a date has not yet been fixed, I expect this to be within the next few weeks.
