Legislation will target drivers taking cocaine, cannabis or heroin.
A new Bill to strengthen the law on drug driving has been approved on Tuesday after earlier discussion by the Cabinet.
The legislation will introduce penalties for driving after taking cocaine, cannabis or heroin.
The law would also bring in similar penalties for drug driving as those already in place for drink driving.
A driver found to be impaired because of drug taking would face a €5,000 fine and/or six months in prison on conviction and then a one-year disqualification for the first offence and two-year disqualifications for subsequent offences.
The Bill will set out different unacceptable blood drug levels for different types of narcotics. A different test will apply to drivers who may be impaired after taking prescription drugs.
Source: The Irish Times, 15/12/15
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