Mr. Sam Waide:

I will take the question initially. The answer is "Yes". We are engaging on an ongoing basis with other organisations and delivery agencies on road safety. Most recently, for a number of months we have been working in partnership with said organisations – An Garda Síochána, the Department of Transport, the NTA, TII and all of the key delivery agencies - to develop the forthcoming road safety strategy that runs to 2030. All of the matters, including those mentioned, are part of the discussions and detailed strategy and action plans.

I welcome the committee's view on the road safety strategy and specific interventions. We have involved a wide range of stakeholders, not only the public sector organisations but the public as a whole, and we have reached out to political parties to seek their views on particular aspects of road safety and the transformation that is required over the next ten years to reduce the fatalities and serious injuries occurring on the roads in Ireland. There has been ongoing consultation and discussion and it will evolve into a detailed strategy for the next ten years. As a country and society, we are committed to vision zero, which is zero fatalities and serious injuries by 2050. The programme for Government commitment is a 50% reduction in fatalities and serious injuries by 2030. I look forward to those activities and actions that address many of the road safety challenges we have, including the specifics touched on by Deputy Leddin.