Ann Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will make hay while the sun shines and try to be brief. I am very concerned about the impact of this measure on jobs in the general economy and in local economies in particular. We will have to engage with the Minister to try to come up with a solution. We might not be able to get everything we want but certainly, given that much of this issue centres around bureaucracy and interpretation, we should be able to find a way forward. I ask the witnesses to explain the rationale behind the birthday testing for vehicles applied by the RSA.