Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

While I accept that the amendments were ruled out of order by the Bills Office, not by the Minister, it does not mean that the Minister does not have a responsibility to address the principles involved in our amendments. Deputy Catherine Martin is well able to articulate her own amendments and the rationale for proposing them. This is the Road Traffic Bill and the Minister can, if he agrees with the sentiments behind any amendment proposed, work with the proposer to bring about an amendment on Report Stage to facilitate the implementation of the principle behind the amendment. Considering the number of pedestrians who have lost their lives on the roads, my proposal, the sentiments behind which the Minister said he agreed with when we spoke about it before, relates to the need for pedestrians on unlit rural roads to wear reflective gear for their own safety. It is in their own interests to do so. Is that something that can be looked at on Report Stage?