Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want to ask about the plan for testing. I had two fatalities from contractors operations. They were not in the fields, they were out on the roads. Recently I saw another major crash involving a big tractor and trailer. The driver lost control. Years ago we always had courtesy. I pulled a tractor and trailer myself. In the countryside a driver would pull in, but nowadays they do not pull in. They would pull out and keep going by on the road. I would ask that some mandatory courses be put in place. I am familiar with contractors at home, and they are going to schools and trying to pull out the drivers because they cannot find drivers any more. A training course needs to be put in place.