Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are joined by several people in the Gallery. I acknowledge the presence throughout the meeting of Ms Karen Newman, Mr. Ronan Treacy, Ms Julie Patton and Mr. Justin Temple. They are welcome to the meeting. I thank them for their attendance. In fact, I thank all those present for attending. I know the meeting was heavily dominated by the alcohol issue. It may assist the committee if you have further information, especially on the discussion on the cohort with a blood alcohol concentration of between 50mg and 80mg. Much of the attention centred on that.

If there are any statistics or anything else the witnesses feel is pertinent to this argument could they please furnish them in writing to the committee? That would be helpful in our work.

The Garda Síochána and IRVA will never know the lives they have saved. Unfortunately, we hear about the accidents that occur but not about those that are averted as a result of their work. I said the same to the RSA and to officials from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. The overall statistics show that. We will never know the identities of the people who are walking around today because of their work.

We will be compiling a report and making recommendations. This has been a very good meeting - we have been here for over two and a half hours - and a worthwhile exercise.