Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I accept that. Our agencies would suggest they are policy takers, not policymakers. We make the policies on this. However, it is quite difficult when we do not have those reports. I would take it up with TII at any time and say the report on the emissions aspect was flawed and the safety aspect it put into that was flawed. I do not have the details on the other report.

On road safety, when the assistant commissioner of the Garda was at the committee about 18 months ago, they highlighted the work the Garda does on the national routes and motorways in patrolling and monitoring road safety. However, there seems to be a deficiency in policing within the built-up urban areas in towns and villages. We all see that every day when we walk around our constituencies with parking on footpaths and poor driver behaviour within urban zones. I asked the assistant commissioner if they could direct more attention to that. It has been raised by others as well. I would appreciate it if the Minister of State could take that up with the Garda Commissioner. We need to pay more attention within those areas where children or older people are walking. We want to encourage our town centre first policy and make it nicer around our towns. We cannot do that if there is poor driver behaviour. I would appreciate it if the Minister of State could take that up with the Commissioner.