Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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To be clear, there are some problems in trying to make this work because we do not want to make the same mistakes that were made in the past. While we have been able to get action No. 61 back on track and into a green space, the other actions which flow from it, actions Nos. 62 and 63, which are due to be completed next year, have moved into the orange space, unfortunately. I chair a working group that has representatives from each Department. This falls under the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. We are trying to get greater urgency under these particular action points, recognising that they are due for completion next year. They are so important in terms of what we need to do to tackle uninsured driving that they must be met. They can be met but it is a question of making sure that I can bring sufficient pressure to bear to ensure that they are met. It would have been absolutely irresponsible for me to come to the committee at the end of 2018 and apologise for missing the targets. This feeds back to the idea of transparency which we discussed earlier. The idea of this traffic light reporting is to let the committee know well in advance so that the members can raise the issues with me and to make sure that the members are putting enough pressure on me so that I can put enough pressure on the relevant Department to get this done.