Mr. Michael Finn:

I would not say that there was implicit pressure on them to inflate figures. It is acknowledged that there was pressure to do checkpoints. If the Deputy talks to the Road Safety Authority or any agency dealing with road safety, they will acknowledge that there is definitely a correlation between enforcement and compliance. If the gardaí are out on the roads doing checkpoints that is, without doubt, a factor that contributes to a reduction in the number of collisions.