Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party)
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I thank the RSA for taking the time to attend. I am glad Mr. Waide provided clarity as regards the RSA's openness to attend the committee. The initial response may have struck the wrong tone and was probably ill judged. I am very glad to see the RSA appear before the Committee of Public Accounts today.

I put the following questions against the backdrop of a fatality in Waterford overnight, of which Mr. Waide will be aware. A teenager lost his life and another young man is fighting for his life, perhaps two miles from my family home. We have a context where we have yet another family grieving and yet another family praying for a good hospital outcome for their child. That provides a sobering context for the questions I will put today.

This is an obvious question but there are questions that follow. Is there a correlation between total car journeys and total car collisions?