Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Much of our discussion so far has been about the driver and the driver's responsibility. An issue that needs to be examined is the quality of the roads people are using. I come from a rural county, County Leitrim, and was on Leitrim County Council for many years. Every year the local authority provides the Department with a list of places where it feels there are issues with regard to road safety. There might be 20 where there are staggered junctions or bad bends. It looks for money for safety measures to be put in place. If it submits 20, it might get funding for two or three of them. That issue also needs to be examined because there are stretches of road that are dangerous and need to be improved. Not only do we need to see better driver behaviour and safer use of the roads but there is also an issue with regard to safer roads. Do any of the witnesses have a view on that?