4 PeNALTY POINTS for PHONE USAGE WHILE DRIVING
AN OIREACHTAS COMMITTEE, reviewing the penalty point system, has recommended higher points for mobile phone use while driving.
Chairman of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, Tom Hayes, TD, said the introduction of the penalty points system ten years ago made a major contribution to improving safety on Irish roads. He said:
The Minister for Transport tasked our Committee with considering carefully the recommendations of a review to the points system conducted earlier in the year. It emerged from our discussions that use of mobile phones is viewed as particularly dangerous by road users and accordingly, the Committee supports the recommended 4 penalty points for the offence.
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Chairman of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, Tom Hayes, TD, said the introduction of the penalty points system ten years ago made a major contribution to improving safety on Irish roads. He said:
The Minister for Transport tasked our Committee with considering carefully the recommendations of a review to the points system conducted earlier in the year. It emerged from our discussions that use of mobile phones is viewed as particularly dangerous by road users and accordingly, the Committee supports the recommended 4 penalty points for the offence.
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