Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

Five people have died on the roads just over the last weekend and 150 people have died on the roads this year. That is 35 more than this time last year and driver behaviour is radically disimproving. Information that Aontú has received from the Courts Service today shows that the number of people before the courts for dangerous driving has increased significantly, the number of people before the courts for drug driving has increased significantly and speeding is on the increase. However, this is of no surprise because we have also received information from the Department of Justice, which shows that the number of gardaí policing our roads has collapsed. The number of gardaí policing the roads is lower now than at any time in the past 14 years. It has decreased by 36% in the term of this Government. There is a direct correlation between the number of gardaí on the roads and driver behaviour. Does the Taoiseach agree that there is a direct correlation between the number of people being killed on the roads and the collapse in the number of gardaí?

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