News Archive 2018 -
2 May 2018 - PARC members with Deputy Tommy Broughan at the Dail debate of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill.
2 May 2018 - PARC members with Deputy Tommy Broughan at the Dail debate of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill.
19th April 2018 - PARC spokesperson Fiona Clancy speaks to RTE news on proposed new learner driver laws
https://www.rte.ie/news/player/2018/0419/21352987-learners-driving-for-years-on-multiple-permits/
April 2018 - Deputy Tommy Broughan urges the Minister for Transport Shane Ross to prioritise fixing the absolute shambles of the NVDF, NDLS and PULSE databases.
Deputy Broughan detailed the extent of the serious problems during his Dail speech - showing a different set of figures supplied by the Road Safety Authority on the number of unaccompanied learner drivers involved in fatal crashes compared to the figures provided by the Justice Minister and An Garda Siochana.
The video of Deputy Broughan's Dail speech today is available at the following link: https://youtu.be/NT3to3vRTXE
Unaccompanied Learner Drivers
PARC members, many who have lost one or more members of their family in crashes involving an unaccompanied learner driver have successfully campaigned for stronger learner driver laws.
The most recent campaign was led by Noel Clancy of PARC after his wife Geraldine and daughter Louise were killed by an unaccompanied learner driver in a RTC on the 22nd December 2015. The 'Clancy Amendment' - to make the owners of vehicles liable if they allow a learner permit holder to drive their vehicle unaccompanied, was included in the Road Traffic Act 2016 but has yet to be commenced by the Minister for Transport Shane Ross. The inquest jury into their deaths also accepted a recommendation put forward by the Clancy family calling on the Transport Minister to give Gardaí the power to seize a vehicle driven by an unaccompanied learner driver. Minister Ross accepted this proposal submitted by Independent TD Tommy Broughan.
8th March 2018 - PARC backs 'Clancy Amendment' on RTE Prime Time Debate.
1st March 2018 - Six year wait for the Road Safety Authority to address learner driver issues.
Report by Michael Clifford of the Irish Examiner.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/rsa-makes-17m-windfall-from-l-drivers-missing-test-467784.html
The ‘Clancy Amendment’ was approved by the Cabinet on 13th February 2018 and will now go forward to Committee Stage of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017.
15th February 2018 – Link to Noel Clancy’s recent interviews on the ‘Clancy Amendment’.
https://soundcloud.com/cork103/noel-clancy-speaks-to-patricia-on-the-clancy-amendment-corktoday
https://soundcloud.com/opinionline96/noel-clancy-on-the-clancy-amendment-how-it-will-affect-learner-drivers
13th February 2018 - Solicitor Evan O'Dwyer and Susan Gray interviewed on Today FM by Matt Cooper on the 'Clancy Amendment'.
Listen back to their interviews at 16.31
PARC calls for stricter rules on unaccompanied learner drivers.
Ann Fogarty’s interview with RTE’s Sean O’ Rourk
26th January 2018 - Statement from PARC and Deputy Tommy Broughan today on serious injury collisions..
20th January 2018 - PARC is grateful for the following message received from Solicitor Caroline Mc Laughlin, a Senior Associate with Callan Tansey Law Firm.
"Over the last number of years, I have had reason to refer a number of clients to PARC's online publications of "Finding Your Way", which has been most beneficial in explaining what a family faces following a fatal road traffic collision. Congratulations to you and the members of your group in producing an excellent booklet"
19th January 2018 - PARC informed by Garda HQ that their campaign to have the Garda C(T)68 collision report form updated has been successful.
Thanks to Deputy Tommy Broughan’s persistence in the Dáil, Assistant Commissioner Michael Finn has now instructed for the necessary changes to be made to capture the Drager (breathalyser) Number and reading at the scene of a collision. The C(T)68 collision form is used by Gardaí to record information from a road traffic collision and is utilised by the Road Safety Authority, local authorities and others for statistical, collision prevention and research purposes.
17th January 2018 -
PARC warmly welcomes Fianna Fail's support of the proposed 'Clancy Amendment' new learner driver laws.
12th January 2018 - Man killed in Co. Donegal road traffic collision https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2018/0112/932741-donegal-rta/
10th January 2018 - How many more will die in RTCs involving unaccompanied learner drivers before laws are strengthened.
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/motors/unaccompanied-learner-drivers-may-have-cars-seized-1.3345985
8th January 2018 - Woman dies 11 days after Kildare crash.
www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/woman-dies-11-days-after-kildare-crash-1.3349013
5th January 2018 - Drivers avoid prison after conviction of causing death. https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/revealed-several-drivers-avoided-jail-after-being-convicted-of-causing-death-36460558.html
Susan Gray interview with Irish Independent.
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/what-kind-of-message-does-it-send-out-to-those-grieving-36460562.html
3rd January 2018 - PARC, Gardai and AA Ireland raises doubts over plans to introduce graduated speed sanctions. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/doubts-raised-over-shane-ross-plans-for-graduated-speed-sanctions-1.3343387
2nd January 2018 - Speeding drivers to face higher penalty points
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/speeding-drivers-to-face-higher-penalty-points-1.3342418
Positive news from Transport Minister Shane Ross on consolidating laws https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/motorists-getting-wrong-message-from-courts-says-shane-ross-1.3342297
The story of a very brave and strong lady who ensured that her father’s death was not in vain. www.independent.ie/irish-news/i-think-about-dad-every-day-daughter-of-man-killed-as-they-walked-together-hails-20m-spend-to-improve-road-36450685.html
1st January 2018 - 158 people lost their lives in road traffic collisions in 2017. How many more have sustained horrific life changing injuries - where are those figures? https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/road-deaths-down-15-in-2017-to-158-the-lowest-on-record-1.3342157
