Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The role of these hearings is pre-legislative scrutiny. When that is done well, it assists the passage of the legislation. That is why we are asking different people for different perspectives.

I have a number of questions and would like short answers, so that I can get answers to all of them. I am not being rude but I might stop the witnesses. We are looking for robust evidence. Where the evidence has been challenged, we need to put that to the RSA.

For example, one of the points that was made by the Vintners Federation of Ireland was that some of the fatalities involved cyclists. Are these all drivers? I would like that aspect made clear.