Mr. Martin Callinan:

It is probably the result of a variety of issues. It could be because there are now fewer vehicles on the road, greater compliance or a reduction in traffic corps numbers. Any one of those issues might point towards a reduction. As a result of the reduced resources available to us we have been changing slightly from traffic policing to roads policing, which means it is the responsibility of every member of An Garda Síochána to enforce the Road Traffic Act and any other matters that come to their attention, including the traffic corps.