Dáil debates
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Other Questions
Road Safety Statistics
3:45 pm
Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source
Is the Minister comfortable with the road safety information being furnished by the GoSafe company, a private operator that records many speed violations? Its information is dependent on the performance of its drivers and whether its machines are working properly and are at the right angles. We have been approached by a number of its drivers who are unhappy with their work practices and conditions. Aside from their employer's poor treatment of them, they are also concerned that recordings are sometimes being used even after they have told the company that the recordings are not fit for purpose. When they check to see whether the recordings have been used, they find that they have been thrown into the mix even though the machines were not working properly on the days in question. People are being caught for speeding despite this.
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