21 Apr 2015, 15:57
The Joint Committee on Transport and Communication will resume its pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Road Traffic Bill 2015 tomorrow, Wednesday, 22nd April at 9.30am in Committee Room 4.
21st April 2015
Appearing before the Committee will be:
• Mr Conor Faughnan, AA Ireland, and;
• Ms Moya Murdock, CEO of the Road Safety Authority.
Committee Chair, John O’Mahony, TD, said: “The Road Traffic Bill 2015 is intended to improve safety on Irish roads and reduce accidents and fatalities. The bill includes increased measures to deal with hit and runs as well as roadside checkpoints for alcohol and drug testing. The use of mobile phones and other electronic devices will also be further legislated for in this bill.”
“As part of the drafting process, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe, has asked our Committee to undertake pre-legislative scrutiny on the draft legislation. We very much welcome the engagement of the AA and the RSA with us tomorrow. Our Committee looks forward to carrying out further, detailed consideration and pre-legislative scrutiny of this very significant draft bill.”
The meeting will start in Committee Room 4, Leinster House, tomorrow, Wednesday, 22nd April at 9.30am.
Committee proceedings can be viewed live here.
The meeting will also be broadcast live on Oireachtas TV on Sky Channel 574; UPC Channel 207 and eVision Channel 504.
Committee proceedings can also be viewed on the move, through the Houses of the Oireachtas Smartphone App, available for Apple and Android devices.
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Committee Membership:
John O’Mahony (Chairman) (Fine Gael)
Deputies
Michael Colreavy (Sinn Féin); Timmy Dooley (Fianna Fáil); Dessie Ellis (Sinn Féin) ; Michael Fitzmaurice (Independent); Tom Fleming (Independent); Brendan Griffin (Fine Gael); Noel Harrington (Fine Gael); Seán Kenny (Labour); Eamonn Maloney (Labour); Michael McCarthy (Labour); Helen McEntee (Fine Gael); Michael Moynihan (Fianna Fáil); Patrick O’Donovan (Fine Gael); Brian Walsh (Fine Gael)
Senators
Terry Brennan (Fine Gael); Sean D. Barrett (Independent); Eamonn Coghlan (Fine Gael); Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fáil); Ned O’Sullivan (Fianna Fáil); John Whelan (Labour); Terry Brennan (Fine Gael); Sean D. Barrett (Independent); Eamonn Coghlan (Fine Gael); Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fáil); Ned O’Sullivan (Fianna Fáil); John Whelan (Labour)