Bigger fines for speeding and phone use proposed to tackle rising road deaths

Drivers can currently be fined €60 for not wearing a seat belt, which increases to €90 if not paid within 28 days.

Plans to increase fines issued for speeding, phone use and non-wearing of seatbelts have been announced in efforts to bring down the number of deaths on Irish roads.

The proposal was announced on Wednesday by Minister of State at the Department of Transport Hildegarde Naughton at the quarterly meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Road Safety.