Mr. Michael Moroney:

I understand the reason for the Deputy's question. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. If one looks at European or Irish statistics, the number of tractors involved in road collisions is 1% or less in both Europe and Ireland. Generally speaking, rather than looking at a paper trail, the real proof is what happens on the ground. That is that tractors are involved in such a small number of road collisions and are responsible for such a small number of casualties that it is a reflection-----