Mr. Gerry McMahon:

Like the previous speaker, I thank the committee for extending the invitation to us, as an organisation. I am sure the committee will be aware that a lot of legislation is introduced in the country over our heads and we do not get opportunities to have our say before the event. As far as we are concerned, this is definitely the way forward.

The Irish Road Haulage Association is safety conscious. We work with several safety campaigns with our colleagues, An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority, the competent authority in the country.

Mr. Molony will give the committee our submission and then I will take questions afterwards, if that is okay.