Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

On the issue of the road safety authority, I gave the information yesterday on the only Bill I had listed. I suggest Deputy Sargent table a question to the Minister for Transport, Deputy Cullen, and pursue it in that way.

On the matter of the register of persons who are considered unsafe to work with children, what the Deputy has said is correct. Initially we required the Assembly in the North to be operational but we have been in discussions to see whether we can establish a pre-employment consultancy service some other way. That is being examined.

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