Ms Moyagh Murdock:

To return to the question about the driver test, we know with great certainty the people who will not going to show up for their test. They are generally over the age of 35 and have had three or four learner permits. We know those people and we are targeting them at the moment. As to who is the riskiest driver, our research shows that well over 80% of drink drivers are male and 75% of those involved in fatal and serious crashes were under the age of 35. We have gone further and done behaviour and attitude surveys which look at compliance with legislation on mobile phones, speeding, seat belt wearing and drink driving. The one common denominator among them all is that somebody who is detected for using a mobile phone is generally likely to have a litany of those other offences there. It is something that we have been working on with the Garda Síochána in terms of getting that message out. If a person is picked up for using a mobile phone, one will generally find some other offences in respect of that person.