Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)

I accept the point made by the Minister of State. On some occasions NERA can deal with minor, technical breaches but I refer to blatant flouting of the law. Why are we still nine inspectors short, some 12 months after they were supposed to be put in place? In light of the comments of the Minister of State on the "Prime Time Investigates" programme to the effect that road traffic legislation is not the responsibility of his Department, are the joint labour teams that were to be up and running set up? Are there plans to include the Department of Transport or the Road Safety Authority, RSA, in those joint investigation teams?

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