Mr. Sam Waide:

Will Deputy Cannon let me finish? An Garda Síochána will deploy three more locations in the coming three months. I thank those county councils that have engaged in supporting that. In August there will be a further nine. Next year, the Commissioner has committed to 100 locations across the country. I have not been silent on this. The Deputy referenced assistant commissioner Hilman. She and I are in contact every week to push for these technology-enabled solutions.

I turn to red lights in city centres. Dr. Walsh chairs the partnership board for road safety. The RSA has said consistently, and I have said, that we need to use more technology in city centres and not just for road traffic junctions. I am clear on this. This is not for monitoring traffic flows or volumes, but for monitoring road safety at traffic junctions. I also add that in the first year of the partnership board, and in every year since, I have flagged the need for bus lanes to be monitored. I had the conversation with the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, about the monitoring of bus lanes, not by An Garda Síochána but by a third party. That will free up An Garda Síochána to focus on killer behaviours, not only on the commuted-on roads in city centres, but also outside city centres.

I disagree with Deputy Cannon's view that I have been silent on technology. I also disagree with the view that I and the RSA have been silent on road safety. Ms O'Connor has shared information on a number of campaigns we have continued to deliver-----