Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

I must be clear on this point. My concern is for everybody on the roads, irrespective of nationality. That is the position in which I find myself and I have no difficulty with it. I agree with the Deputy that I would not want to be seen to be picking on one sector or another. Deputy Olivia Mitchell raised a legitimate and important question in the context of the application of the NCT. No driver resident in this country should be outside the law applying to all who live here. That is not to point the finger; it is a legitimate point and simply an issue of law with regard to the process of how we develop our road safety and testing standards.

I want to be clear that I replied in that context to Deputy Mitchell. It was a fair question which got a fair answer.

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