Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 7 September 2018
1102. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a matter (details supplied) in relation to tractors on public roads will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36054/18]
View answerSection 56 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (Dangerous driving) provides that a person shall not drive a vehicle in a public place in a manner (including speed) which, having regard to all the circumstances of the case (including the condition of the vehicle, the nature, condition and use of the place and the amount of traffic which then actually is or might reasonably be expected then to be on it) is is likely to be dangerous to the public.
In addition, under Part II of the Roads Act, 1993, a person who permits any material to fall from a vehicle they own or use on a public road such that the material is left to pose a hazard or potential hazard to persons using a public road, or obstructs or interferes with the safe use of a public road or the maintenance of a public road, is guilty of an offence.
Enforcement of the legislation is a matter for An Garda Síochána.
