Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The road safety strategy calls for the maintenance of dedicated roads policing and a report on that capacity annually. That analysis could be done more frequently. There needs to be a focus on this issue and policing makes a serious difference, as we know. This is something we can and should do.

There are a number of other measures to consider. We have seen an increasing number of people caught with poly drug use. There is a need for enabling legislation to allow for sanctions in that regard. Is that something the Minister of State will bring forward? There has been a consistent call for an online portal to allow people to upload footage from dashboards or helmet cameras. Will she consider that?

On a related issue, the road hauliers have raised an issue in respect of the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 relating to the national fleet database. Will the Minister of State meet with that group in advance of the remaining Stages of that Bill?

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