Drug-driving legislation
James Bannon seeks the road traffic Bill addressing drug-driving, citing increasing accidents. The Taoiseach says its heads were approved in February and publication is expected later in the year, with Garda drug testing powers.
There has been a huge increase in the number of drug-driving accidents nationwide. They are not only taking place in towns but have spread into villages and the countryside also. The harm associated with drug misuse and its effects on people' driving are well documented.
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When can Members expect the road traffic Bill to address drug-driving and other road traffic matters?
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The Deputy has raised an important issue. The heads of the Bill were cleared on 10 February and they will now go through the process. It will be later in the year before the Bill is published. It will allow testing by the Garda for drug infringements by drivers who are apprehended or involved in accidents.