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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is what I am asking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Would the assistant commissioner agree that feet on the ground is the way to tackle this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: How many people are killed with no alcohol in their system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Is there a percentage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is 71% with no alcohol in their system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What happened to them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Does the Garda consider defective roads as a problem?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I sat on the previous joint committee responsible for transport. Is the Garda Síochána in favour of other proposals? I am in favour of one proposal but it never got anywhere. The idea was that a speed limiter would be put in the car of young drivers. The limit could be set at 50 km/h or whatever. These devices can be installed in the same way as they are installed in trucks. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There is an issue with the licence for those who have a hitch for trailers, as they would have used the trailer to go to marts. For years the use of a trailer was part of the licence. People had a licence for years and were well used to twisting and turning their trailers. New rules were introduced and if one was on one side of a date, the rules of the old licence still applied but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: If I go on the hard shoulder, I must put on my hazard warning lights. How is it that the GoSafe vans can sit in the location with no hazard warning lights?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I have got on to the Road Safety Authority a few times on this issue. I think we need to put pressure on the authority. I hope this committee, as well as the Garda Síochána, will try to bring common sense to bear because we are pushing ordinary decent people into being criminals because they have no licence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Let us suppose a person had 500 convictions, had served time and was disqualified from driving. I know people who might have been disqualified but have then driven. These people get jail terms. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I wish to clarify one point. Let us suppose a driver comes around the bend in a car at night and it is foggy and a pedestrian is wearing black clothes. It is reckless on the part of the person wearing the black clothes. Let us be clear about that. If it goes to court, the driver of the car always goes down and there is a big insurance pay-out. However, let us be clear on this point:...

Commission of Investigation Announcement on Tuam Mother and Baby Home: Statements (9 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, for sharing time with me. I do not think there is a person in Ireland who has not been touched by the story that has emerged from Tuam in recent days. Those of us who come from the local area are aware that this has been said for a number of years. As the Minister of State said, Catherine Corless deserves to be commended on persisting with this...

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The programme for Government stated the Government would look into a review of the number of Garda stations to be reopened throughout the country. The Government will soon be one year in power. Many of these reviews seem to be kicked down the road. On what date will information be available on the Garda stations that will be reopened in rural areas?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when new arrangements for the NCSE model for special education needs in schools will be released to primary schools in view of the fact the deadline was February 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12804/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 397. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he will publish the new setback distances for wind turbines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13455/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 398. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the actions he will take to assist persons affected by shorter setback distances from wind turbines on existing developments when the new, more substantial setback distances are published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13456/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 514. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of temporary staff that are being employed at each local and divisional office throughout the country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13460/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff (21 Mar 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 515. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of employing temporary staff at local and divisional offices throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13461/17]