Richard O'Donoghue (Limerick County, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We wanted clarification from the Minister of State on that because what we heard was, fail to prepare, prepare to fail. It was shown that a blanket ban was to apply to the transport networks. The message going out around the country was that there was going to be a blanket ban. That would have required increasing the number of buses and trucks on the roads because buses and trucks would not meet their targets. Truck drivers are subject to the DigiCar system and are only allowed to drive so many hours a day. I agree 100% that speed kills but I am also looking for the facts on accident black spots where people have been killed and seriously injured. Let us look at the facts. People have been knocked down on the streets by vehicles travelling at only 5 km/h or 6 km/h. That is not speed. We want to make sure we get this right first time and do not add extra vehicles to the roads where there have been no accidents or speeding recorded.

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