Mr. Sam Waide:

I want to bring it back to conversations that I have had in my time as the CEO of the RSA with people who have lost loved ones.

It is Michael O'Neill, who lost his daughter. It is Donna Price. It is a Susan Gray. It is Leo Leighio. Whether it was this year, last year or 15 years ago, they still feel that loss. This motivates the RSA and everyone who works there to continue to try to improve what we are doing and to try to ensure that road safety is not forgotten about. In my opening statement I said that, to some extent, Ireland has been really effective in road safety. In 2022 we had one of the lowest death rates ever. However, what comes with that is potential complacency and that relates to my point about requiring continued investment in road safety. Everyone I have spoken to about this wants us to continue, to make sure no one else suffers that loss and pain. I mention some of the people who have been seriously injured. Olivia from Cork, who fractured her skull is fortunate to be able to tell the tale. The career of Imogen Cotter, a young professional Irish cyclist, was almost ended completely because of a road collision. She has been working with the RSA and others to try to highlight the risks. I will allow my colleague, Mr. Michael Rowland, to answer the Deputy's and the Cathaoirleach's question of what has changed or what has not changed in Ireland.