Minister for Transport Shane Ross has called for all parties to allow a free vote on his controversial proposals to impose a mandatory driving ban on all motorists convicted of drink driving.
The Minister’s proposals are due to be discussed by the Cabinet at its weekly meeting on Tuesday morning.
At the moment, a driver detected with between 51-80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood in their system will receive penalty points rather than a ban for their first offence.
Mr Ross wants to replace this penalty with a mandatory driving ban so that all motorists convicted of being over the limit face a period of time off the road.
Source: David Labanyi, Vivienne Clarke. The Irish Times, 11/07/17
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