Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would also like to welcome the assistant commissioner and his colleagues. I was alarmed at the number of pedestrian deaths recorded in the 50 km/h zones - the assistant commissioner stated 16 - while there were no pedestrian road deaths recorded in the 30 km/h zone. This is very revealing and it suggests that we must look at the 50 km/h zone and, where possible, look to have those zones reduced to 30 km/h, particularly in built up areas. I am interested to hear the assistant commissioner's views on this and perhaps he can give some insight into why there is such a large difference between the two zones.