Road Traffic Bill 2024

What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Drivers committing multiple penalty point offences on the same occasion now receive multiple sets of points instead of just one, strengthening deterrent effect.
• Default speed limits reduced: built-up areas 50km/h to 30km/h; local roads 80km/h to 60km/h; national secondary roads 100km/h to 80km/h.
• Drug testing by gardaí now mandatory in same circumstances as alcohol testing, requiring oral fluid samples in suspected intoxication or serious collision cases.

Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?

1. First Stage33rd Dáil

   25 Jan 2024
2. Second Stage33rd Dáil

   13 Feb 2024
3. Committee Stage33rd Dáil

   13 Feb 2024
4. Report Stage33rd Dáil

   6 Mar 2024
5. Fifth Stage33rd Dáil

   6 Mar 2024
6. Second Stage26th Seanad

   6 Mar 2024
7. Committee Stage26th Seanad

   21 Mar 2024
8. Report Stage26th Seanad

   11 Apr 2024
9. Fifth Stage26th Seanad

   11 Apr 2024
10. Enacted

    17 Apr 2024

Debates

• Committee and Remaining Stages11 Apr 2024↗
• Second Stage21 Mar 2024↗
• Report and Final Stages6 Mar 2024↗
• Second Stage13 Feb 2024↗

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