Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 July 2018
788. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his priorities for traffic legislation, especially in the areas of excessive speed and dangerous driving, and in the co-ordination of key driver records between the Road Safety Authority, the courts system and An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30852/18]
View answer819. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his priorities for a road traffic Bill 2018, especially in the areas of excessive speed and dangerous driving and in the co-ordination of key driver records between the Road Safety Authority, the courts system and An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30851/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 788 and 819 together.
My Department is currently working on a general scheme for a Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018.
Among my priorities are to look at the areas of graduated penalties for excessive speeding, whereby drivers who speed more receive higher penalties. Measures such as these are designed to be preventative in nature; ensuring that drivers are incentivised to obey the speed limit and thereby make our roads safer for all.
The Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill will also contain enabling legislation for the Master Licence Record (MLR) project, which will, for the first time, match driver and vehicle records. The MLR will facilitate the accurate endorsement of penalty points, including those imposed following conviction in court, on driver records.
Both these and other provisions in the upcoming Bill will be subject to legal advice and feasibility study, and my Department will be consulting will all major stakeholders including my colleague the Minister for Justice and Equality, an Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority.
