Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I want to clarify something. I am not suggesting that if I went out and took a picture of the Minister's numberplate or car, or somebody's car parked on the footpath, that in itself would be evidence enough for the Garda to pursue a prosecution. People get increasingly frustrated by these traffic offences, which they witness daily. They might be walking to school with children in the morning and find the footpath constantly blocked. I am talking about the opportunity for people and citizens to take those photographs. That would provide a very strong indicator to the Garda, the local authority and TII, or whoever it may be, that there is a problem in this location. It is not about getting that individual offender but highlighting that this is a problematic area and having evidence to back it up, as the various bodies would have received a lot of photographic evidence of potential offences taking place. Is that something we could include in this legislation? It is not a justice matter but a traffic management and monitoring matter.