Penalty points system must be examined before changes are made
Calls have been made for any changes to the penalty point system to be scrutinised before being brought into force. Sligo Leitrim TD Martin Kenny feels that announcements made by Junior Minister Jack Chambers on the issue could lead to a large number of legal difficulties in the future. Among…
Increased penalty points could be introduced in a bid to lower the number of road fatalities
The Justice Minister says an increase in penalty points for speeding could be a way to deal with the rise in the number of road fatalities. The Fine Gael minister has also suggested that more Gardai be allocated to the Roads. Policing Unit Gardai concluded their National Slow…
North west has the lowest number of penalty point drivers
The north west region has the lowest proportion of drivers with penalty points in the country. 10.5% of all Donegal drivers have at least one point on their license which is the lowest compared to any other county. Leitrim has the second lowest nationally at 11.4% and Sligo is the…
Calls for fair penalty point system for fisheries
Calls are being made on the Minister for Agriculture and the Marine, Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue to ensure a fair penalty points scheme is introduced for fishermen. The calls on Minister McConalogue are being made by the Sinn Féin spokesperson on Fisheries and the Marine, fellow Donegal TD Pádraig Mac…
Over 500 motorists disqualified from driving last year in NW
More than 500 motorists in the north west were disqualified from driving last year. The figures have been released by the Department of Transport under the Freedom of Information Act. The disqualification figures for the north west are made up of 311 motorists disqualified in Donegal, 128 in Sligo and…
Despite poor road safety record, Donegal has low number of penalty points
There needs to be a county by county review of where speed cameras should be situated to detect speed. That’s according to Meath West Sinn Fein TD Peadar Toibin follow new figures released to him this week from the Road Safety Authority. They reveal that Donegal had one of the…