asked the Minister for Local Government the permitted driving times and required rest periods in road transport in (a) Ireland and (b) EEC countries.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Transport Regulations.
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As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
(a) The Irish law on permitted maximum periods of driving and obligatory periods of rest from driving applies only to large public service vehicles, goods vehicles and tractors. It is set out in—
(i) Section 114 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961;
(ii) Article 15 of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations, 1963;
(iii) Road Traffic Act (Variation of Excessive Periods of Driving) (No. 1) Order, 1934 and the Road Traffic Act (Variation of Excessive Periods of Driving) Order, 1936.
(b) The EEC law on the same subject applies only to large public service vehicles and goods vehicles exceeding 3½ tons unladen weight. The law is contained in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 543/69 of 25th March, 1969.
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Driving Periods |
Ireland |
EEC |
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Permitted maximum period of continuous driving without rest |
*5½ hours (any two consecutive periods of driving shall be regarded as one unless they are separated by an interval of not less than half an hour for rest and refreshment) |
4½ hours (will be 4 hours from 1 October 1971. The interval between two periods of continuous driving must be of at least 30 minutes duration; this interval by 2 intervals of 20 minutes between 3 periods or 3 of 15 minute between 4 periods of driving having a maximum aggregate of 9 hours). |
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Permitted maximum period of daily driving |
11 hours in any period of 24 hours beginning 2 hours after midnight. |
9 hours (will be 8 hours from 1 October 1971) |
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Permitted maximum weekly hours of driving |
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50 hours (will be 48 hours per week and 92 hours in 2 weeks from 1 October, 1971) |
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(b) |
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Rest Periods |
Ireland |
EEC |
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Obligatory minimum daily rest period |
10 consecutive hours in every period of 24 hours beginning at the commencement of any period of driving. |
11 consecutive hours for goods vehicles and 10 conseutive hours for passenger vehicles (these may be reduced to 9 hours in certain cases). |
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Obligatory minimum daily rest period |
24 consecutive hours in any period of 7 days (applies |
24 consecutive hours per week which must be preceded or only to drivers of large followed by a daily rest public service vehicles) period. |
*In Dublin there are certain extensions of the permitted maximum driving periods for Sundays and certain holidays.