Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

The control and curtailment of speeding is critical in dealing with road safety and reducing collisions. Against the backdrop of the fact that the Minister has allowed the function to be outsourced currently to the GoSafe operation, what safeguards does the Department have in place? Does he consider a role for the Road Safety Authority in terms of liaising with GoSafe? The validity of the information is absolutely dependent on the human input of the driver who sets up the machine. We are aware that the conditions in which the workers operate are in breach of serious amounts of legislation in terms of health and safety and the working time Act, which undermines the validity of the information they collect. Will the Minister consider having someone in his Department link in with the operation to monitor it? I accept it is under the control of the Garda to an extent but there must be an independent role for the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. Speeding and ticket fixing would have an impact on the control of speeding. An investigation is currently under way by the Department of Justice and Equality. Has the Minister had any input or received any feedback on it?

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