Shane McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)

We are coming close to budget time and the compliments from this side of the House to the other side may be few and far between but I take this opportunity to congratulate the Minister, Gay Byrne and Noel Brett on their commitment to road safety over the past two or three years. The figures are there to prove it. Will the Minister seek to ensure that every county council appoints a full-time road safety officer? That is part of the strategy and has been very successful in my county and in Deputy McHugh's, where young people are educated by them.

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