The new measures, aimed at curbing road accidents, will come into effect in mid-December, ahead of the holidays.
The legislation increases the penalties for using mobile phones while driving, with fines of between 250 and 1000 euros and a driving ban of a week if you already have points on your licence.
This can go up to a three-month ban and a fine of 1400 euros for repeat offenders.
The fines and bans double if the use of the telephone causes an accident.
It will be possible for speeding fines to go up as high as 880 euros for people who break the speed limit inside cities twice a year or more and they face having their licence suspended for 15 to 30 days.
The penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol goes from a fine of between 573 and 2170 euros, and a licence suspension of three to six months if the blood alcohol levels is between 0.05 and 0.08.
People with blood alcohol levels between 0.08 and 0.15 risk a fine of up to 3200 euros, a driving ban of between 6-12 months and a prison term of six months.
If the level is over 0.15, the fine can go as high as 6000 euros, the driving ban up to two years and the prison term up to one year.
People caught driving under the influence of drugs face bans of up to three years.
Users of e-scooters will be obliged to wear helmets, have a number plate and get insurance - although subsequent legislation will set out the details on this.
Under the new measure, people who abandon animals at a roadside face losing their licences for between six months and a year.
They also risk seven years in prison if an accident is caused by the abandoned animal.
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