Coordinating action on uninsured driving
Leonard urged several departments to coordinate on insurance discs and regulations to address uninsured driving. The Minister said a coordinated approach was planned and that the relevant ministers had proposals in progress.
As so many motorists are driving without insurance, with the result that many claims cannot be met, does the Minister agree that it is time for his Department, the Department of Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism and the Department of the Environment to come together in relation to discs and to bring in regulations which will eliminate this problem?
Comment on this
(Limerick East): Quite recently the Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism, speaking in the House, indicated that there would be a co-ordinated approach to this problem. In so far as it concerns me, I have given the information in relation to convictions and what is happening in regard to juries. The Minister for the Environment is proceeding in relation to discs and I know that the Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism has a series of proposals which he intends implementing.