Mr. John Twomey:

There has been no change in policy. It is governed by legislation. I am not familiar with the particular case mentioned by the Chairman. Our clear advice to all our people in such a case is they must be balanced, reasonable and proportionate. This is the policy in all enforcement. I am not aware of the specific case raised by the Chairman. We will take away what he stated and examine it.

Equipment changes all the time and is getting more up to date. We constantly watch improvements in equipment and we deal with the Department in this regard. Average speed limits from one point to another will be tested but this is not in force yet. Proposals have been made to examine the Dublin Port tunnel, whereby if one enters it at a particular time and exits it after a certain time one must have exceeded the speed limit. This method is used on the Continent. It deals with point to point journeys and is all about exits. We will examine it in time with regard to the Dublin Port tunnel.