John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will diverge slightly from the motion to bring to the Minister's attention something that was brought to my attention at a meeting of the joint policing committee in Kerry on Monday. Addressing the meeting, a senior Garda official informed us that there is no legislation gardaí can use to force pedestrians or cyclists on country roads to wear high-visibility jackets. Will the Minister take note of that issue? I do not know whether he is listening to me or reading something on his phone. He is very strong on road safety. It is something he has tried to highlight. Many of the measures he has taken have been very controversial but if there is no legislation gardaí can use to make pedestrians or cyclists wear high-visibility jackets on country roads, that needs to change.

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