Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

From the outset we said we were very supportive of this legislation because it is about saving lives. Where the Minister and Government let themselves and families down is in failing to provide the practical tools to enforce the legislation. That is what gives weight to the argument that it is not worth the paper it is written on. The resources to enforce it must be provided.

I distinctly remember that when I raised the matter with the Minister last year, he was 100% confident that by the final quarter of last year, we would see a 10% increase in the traffic corps. I am not blaming the Minister directly but he can see the point where everything falls down. His whole argument, the whole justification falls down when he or the Government do not see to it that the resources are provided to back it up. That is extremely disappointing. Now we have to wait all of this year and who knows, come the final quarter of this year, if we will even see that or even one tenth of the 150. Even at that, 150 is actually just 20 more in the traffic corps than in 2013. That is unacceptable.