Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In the programme for Government, there is good news on Garda recruitment. I acknowledge the Tánaiste's role in it and we all welcome it. It is very important. However, as reported in the motoring section of yesterday's Irish Independent, there is no longer a Garda traffic corps. In the past, 1,200 members of the Garda Síochána carried out the role. While those gardaí are still in the system and road safety is part of the programme, when will we reintroduce the Garda traffic corps? We have more vehicles on our roads and more accidents, and, unfortunately, road deaths are increasing. The fact the traffic corps has been taken away is a major problem. We need to reintroduce it. Can the Tánaiste see it happening in the near future?

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