Ms Noirín O'Sullivan:

It is important to point out that GoSafe and the safety cameras are only two aspects of our roads enforcement strategy. In terms of value for money, and certainly in terms of lives saved - as I said, it is difficult to speak about any loss of life or serious injury in monetary terms - it is working. One of the reasons for the reduction in receipts is that the GoSafe and Gatso safety cameras are achieving the objective of increasing compliant behaviour. The objective was always to reduce speed-related collisions and, as a consequence, to ensure that fewer lives were lost, but it was also to ensure more compliant behaviour. One of the reasons for the placing of information about positioning of GoSafe cameras on garda.ieis to ensure people know where they are located, because the focus is on ensuring responsible road user behaviour as opposed to catching people, thus ensuring there are fewer detections. There are other aspects to the strategy. We also have Garda robot vans and covert and overt methods of roads traffic enforcement. GoSafe is only one pillar, but it is achieving its objectives in terms of ensuring more compliant behaviour, as a result of which receipts are down. It needs to be taken in context in terms of where we are going.
In regard to European averages, current levels here are the third lowest ever recorded on our roads. I believe GoSafe has been a positive contract. With regard to renewal, the Deputy will be aware that the contract will be reviewed, and it is anticipated that it will be renewed at the end of its contractual period. We maintain a constant review of it month-on-month and year-on-year to ensure it is achieving its objectives.