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No. 28 of 2006Road Traffic Bill 2006
Public bill · Government · Presented
Introduces tougher road-safety measures, including targeted mandatory breath testing, a ban on holding a mobile phone while driving, higher fines and longer driving bans for serious offences. It also allows wider vehicle impounding, camera-based enforcement, replaces provisional licences with learner permits and updates taxi and traffic-penalty rules.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2005, the Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act 1975 and the Taxi Regulation act 2003
Last updated 12 April 2018
Sponsor
- Minister for Transport Primary
Progress
- First StageSeanad
- Second StageSeanad
- Committee StageSeanad
- Report StageSeanad
- Fifth StageSeanad
- Second StageDáil
- Committee StageDáil
- Report StageDáil
- Fifth StageDáil Enacted
- EnactedEnacted
Debates
- Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. Seanad
- Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage. Dáil
- Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). Dáil
- Road Traffic Bill 2006: Committee Stage. SELECT COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT
- Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). Dáil
- Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). Dáil
- Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee. Dáil
- Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. Dáil
- Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). Dáil
- Road Traffic Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. Seanad
- Road Traffic Bill 2006: Committee Stage. Seanad
- Road Traffic Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed). Seanad
- Road Traffic Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed). Seanad
- Road Traffic Bill 2006: Order for Second Stage. Seanad
- Road Traffic Bill 2006: Second Stage. Seanad
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