Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes. I am very much in favour of that, to be fair to Mr. Waide and the RSA. It is important that we modify behaviour on our roads. Mr. Waide is correct that there is an increase, which is unacceptable. One fatality or one accident is a family member, friend or work colleague. We should always remember it is human lives and never condone bad driving behaviour. My comments, first and foremost, are about ensuring we locate the GoSafe vans or the Garda speeding presence in the right locations. I drive to Dublin and back to Cork most weeks and the safest I feel on the road is when on the motorway. I counted one Tuesday between leaving my house in Cork and arriving in Leinster House four speed checkpoints on the way up; on the way home on the following Thursday, there were three. Yet I could travel the roads near me where, between motorbikes cars, scooters, e-scooters and all kinds of things, as well as cyclists not behaving accordingly, there is myriad examples of unacceptable driving behaviour. The only place I really feel I will not meet any accidents is the N7.