Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)

This is a timetable set out by Noel Brett and Gay Byrne for the Road Safety Authority. The Minister of State is missing all of his deadlines.

We do not have legislation for half of our penalty point offences and I know this matter will be raised later. The Minister of State has refused to take a stand on blood alcohol levels. Is he waiting until after the local elections? Drivers are not being tested at the scenes of major crashes despite the Minister promising Public Against Road Carnage, PARC, and relatives of crash victims that the legislation would be in place this year. He also made a promise to Deputy O'Dowd in a Private Members' debate.

The Minister of State is far too complacent about a tragic situation.

See this speech in context