PLANS to make it easier to punish foreign motorists who commit road traffic offences in Ireland are effectively unworkable, an Oireachtas committee has heard.
Transport and Justice officials yesterday said a proposed European Union directive to improve cross-border enforcement of road safety measures applied to a "complex and difficult area," primarily due to the different legal systems operating in EU member states.
The proposed legislation, an initiative of the French government, sought measures to enforce cross-border sanctions for speeding, drink driving, non-wearing of seatbelts and red light infringements, the offences which cause the vast majority of road fatalities and serious injuries within Europe.
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