Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

I thank the Deputy for his acknowledgement. I am sure he will not mind if I extend the congratulations to all the other agencies involved. He has been very supportive in the past of the enforcement levels by the gardaí. Much of what has been achieved has been achieved by the agencies, the enforcement agencies, education, etc., but also by motorists becoming much more responsible in what they do.

My ambition is that we have road safety officers. I have first-hand experience, as has the Deputy, of how effective that can be in local authorities. I am not sure how many local authorities have them because it is under the aegis of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. I know quite a few have appointed road safety officers. At one stage, I wrote to try to ensure-----

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