Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Enforcement of Road Traffic Offences: Discussion

Mr. Peter Collins:

The fact that the statistics indicate there were only 68 incidents means that people give up. They do not bother reporting and it is frustrating for them. I am delighted to see steps being taken to rejuvenate Traffic Watch. I have used this service before and I know people who have used it. You might get passed step A very quickly but then move on to step B and it falls flat on its face. You do not hear from anyone. You get frustrated with the follow-up and so on and so forth. If people see action and activity in response to the reports, unfortunately, it will increase the workload tenfold or a hundredfold but that is where it is at. If people see actions, they will follow through and it will help guide the Garda and everyone else in respect of resources.

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