Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I have to be very responsible in terms of what say in response to this question, as the Deputy has been. Behind each of these statistics, as the Deputy is aware, is a grieving family. However, that view has been put to me and other people have raised the issue with me. Mental health and the pressures families and people face play a role in the concentration and distraction levels among people when they are on our roads. If the Deputy has particular evidence or information which would allow us to better understand the role it is playing in the current casualty levels I would be very interested in seeing it because it could be something we could feed into the Road Safety Authority and something at which we could look in the work we are doing. It is certainly an issue at which we need to look further.