Dáil Éireann - Volume 33 - 12 February, 1930

Public Business. - Road Traffic Bill, 1929.

Minister for Local Government and Public Health (General Mulcahy) Richard (General) Mulcahy

Minister for Local Government and Public Health (General Mulcahy): I asked permission for the introduction of this Bill before the Recess. I have not been able to lay the Bill before the House up to now, and I will ask the House to discharge the Order.

Mr. Lemass Mr. Lemass

Mr. Lemass: Would the Minister state when it is proposed to introduce the Bill?

General Mulcahy General Mulcahy

General Mulcahy: I am not in a position to say when; I doubt if it will be possible to introduce the measure before Easter. As soon as I can make a statement on the matter I will let the House know.

Mr. Cassidy Mr. Cassidy

Mr. Cassidy: Is the Minister referring to the Traffic Bill as far as Dublin is concerned, or to the Saorstát as a whole?

General Mulcahy General Mulcahy

General Mulcahy: I am referring to the General Regulation of Traffic Bill, and not the Dublin one only.

Mr. J.X. Murphy Mr. J.X. Murphy

Mr. J.X. Murphy: Is the Minister aware that this Bill was promised to be circulated before Christmas?

Mr. MacEntee Mr. MacEntee

Mr. MacEntee: I presume when the Minister asked leave to introduce the Bill he had it ready for printing. What has happened in the meantime?

General Mulcahy General Mulcahy

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General Mulcahy: The Deputy misunderstands the position. I asked leave to circulate the measure because the House was rising for a comparatively lengthy period. I had hoped in the meantime the outstanding [25] questions of policy that required to be settled would have been settled and the further drafting that was required to be done in the Bill would have been completed, but it has not been possible to do that.

Order for Second Reading discharged.

Dáil Éireann 33 Public Business. Road Traffic Bill, 1929.

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