Mr. Sam Waide:

RSA studies and research in the past of couple years have confirmed a post-pandemic deterioration in driver behaviour. As we speak, there is an international road safety conference under way across the city, hosted by the Road Safety Authority. The Minister is launching the new drug driving campaign. Previously, we launched a drink driving campaign. The reason for this is that those behaviours - drinking and driving and taking drugs and driving - have deteriorated. Various committee members referred to a wider conversation on road safety later in the year. The Medical Bureau of Road Safety, An Garda Síochána, the NTA and TII are key agencies. We have engaged with young people in particular and that has helped to inform our messaging, communications and campaigns.