Mr. Michael Finn:

To my recollection, and I can come back to the Chairman with statistics, I am not familiar with a great many motorcyclists fatalities as a result of the road surface, because the Cork-Mallow road is similar to the road in Kerry. Motorcyclists are a problem for us, especially as there seems to be a culture whereby enthusiasts go out for a spin on a Sunday afternoon. The attraction of the motorcycle is speed and we are working with the Road Safety Authority to see how we can target and educate that cohort on the dangers and risks. As the Chairman said, the motorcyclist does not have the shell of the motor car if one has an accident when on a motorbike. The motorcyclist is very vulnerable. Last weekend I saw a statistic where we had a fatality and the motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet. We must educate people. They are even more vulnerable when on a motorcycle.