Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I want to ask about roadside inspections for foreign registered vehicles. We had a very serious issue, and Mr. Waide may or may not be aware of it, in the road to the port of Rosslare. Seven foreign-registered vehicles with eastern European registrations were pulled for inspection and were deemed to be so unroadworthy that they could not even leave the area to drive to a test centre. If that happens in Europe, for example, if it is an Irish haulier, they are put on a low loader and they will have to pay the cost of getting it there. Yet, these were deemed to be so unsafe that when they were checked by testers, they were told they could not leave and that they were not even roadworthy enough to go on the main road. However, we had no compound in which to hold them. The RSA does not have a compound in which it can hold unsafe, unroadworthy vehicles. What percentage of roadside checks are carried out on foreign-registered vehicles? You will have to submit this-----