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

People often say we need to legislate for something. If this session proves anything, however, it is that legislation on its own is not sufficient. What is key is how that legislation is implemented and enforced afterwards. A Bill going through the Dáil at the moment is being filibustered heavily. It is absolutely warranted and I support it, albeit the legislation will make a difference to a small number of people. However, we have just been told that 11 to 14 people per annum are projected to lose their lives over a three-year period. This is in the same ballpark in terms of its impact. I was shocked when I heard this on Sunday on the "This Week" programme.

The Road Safety Authority has provided the committee with statistics from 2014 to 2017, inclusive, and, to date, in 2018. It provided us with a number for court disqualifications. I presume those disqualifications relate to an individual disqualification in each case. It is not that the figure for 2015 includes active disqualifications from the year before. I take it they are each individual disqualifications.