Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his response and the progress being made on this. It is in the context of the Science Week Ireland presentation that Members of the Oireachtas received from Professor Martin Mullins from the University of Limerick and Professor Martin Glavin from the University of Galway, who articulated to us how this technology, using artificial intelligence, can significantly reduce road deaths.

In that context, what can we do with vehicles imported into the European Union to ensure any second-hand vehicles coming onto the European Union market also comply with this? The reality is that many people cannot afford to purchase a new car. As a result, those who cannot afford to purchase new car could be facing much higher insurance premiums, as is the case of people in rural areas because many of these technologies will not function on roads that do not have road markings.

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