Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 27 June 2024
Public Accounts Committee
Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority
9:30 am
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I have two questions, one related to the frustrations the RSA has with technology. Do stakeholders such as insurance companies engage with the RSA and play their part in trying to introduce positive changes? I am aware they did in the past. Does the relationship still exist?
The question of busy spots is a bit like that concerning the sharing of data with local authorities. Frequently, traffic outside schools is a concern of all of us because of the behaviour of everybody, not just children and other young people but also adults, including parents, whose behaviour is no better. There is chaos at many schools. Nobody really seems to own responsibility; it falls between the Department of Education and councils. Does the RSA have an advisory role or an opinion in this regard? Is this matter something it could add to its campaign? We need to see more action on schools but financial responsibility and so on falls between organisations.
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