Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

All Members of this House should all join to support the men and women of the Garda Síochána in doing the work they do. It is important we continue to show support for them. This morning the Minister spoke in the House about road fatalities. Can he outline the reductions in road fatalities as a consequence of the introduction of the fixed charge notice and penalty points system? The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, addressed the House this evening on the fixed charge processing system in terms of a 21st century strategy which was brought to Cabinet on 12 March. As the Minister knows, one of the recommendations was that a criminal justice working group be created by the Departments of Transport, Tourism and Sport and Justice and Equality. Is it intended that this group will report to the Cabinet or to the Houses of the Oireachtas so that we can have an insight into that? It is important that the Minister give us an insight into the timeline regarding the inspectorate and where we go in terms of the creation of the oversight authority. It is extraordinary that Fianna Fáil, whose members have been shouting and roaring for three months, is absent from the House now.

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