Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will conclude on road safety. I have tabled a parliamentary question on this issue but the RSA may be better placed to answer it. Cycling Ireland has a campaign it has named Stayin’ Alive at 1.5. It aims to have cars stay out from cyclists as they pass. However, there is no such campaign for pedestrians. In rural Ireland, it is very often the case that pedestrians have to stand up on ferns, nettles or brambles to avoid an oncoming car. It is a simple thing. It would be a good thing to have a similar national campaign with regard to avoiding pedestrians when they are out walking. Not every stretch of road in Ireland has a footpath.

Speed limit reviews are not within the RSA's remit, although road safety is. This frustrates me greatly. Speed limit reviews only happen every five years and are the domain of local authorities. However, the rules and guidance related to speed limit reviews are set nationally.

There is no mechanism within the five-year period to review it. Does that frustrate the RSA?