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No. 3 of 2016Road Traffic Bill 2016
Public bill · Government · Presented
Introduces tougher road safety measures, mainly aimed at drug driving and speed. Gardaí would get powers to do roadside saliva tests for drugs, drivers could be prosecuted for having certain drugs in their blood even without obvious impairment, local authorities could set a new 20 km/h speed limit in some built-up areas, and driving bans would be linked to these new offences and to refusing blood tests. It also makes some smaller changes to insurance sharing, cyclist checks, penalty points, and the mutual recognition of driving disqualifications with the UK.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2015 and to provide for related matters
Last updated 12 April 2018
Sponsor
- Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages Seanad
- Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage Dáil
- Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) Dáil
- Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage Dáil
- Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage Dáil
- Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) Dáil
- Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) Dáil
- Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee Dáil
- Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage Dáil
- Road Traffic Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages Seanad
- Road Traffic Bill 2016: Order for Second Stage Seanad
- Road Traffic Bill 2016: Second Stage Seanad
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