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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Okay, I thank the witnesses for that. There will be many more cameras, and that is what is hoped for. For the information of people watching, does the revenue from that come back into An Garda Síochána to fund more road safety or does it go to the Courts Service? Where does it end up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Gerry Horkan: -----less offences and less money?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Gerry Horkan: It is not about the revenue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I am giving myself little bit more time. Whatever I give myself, I will give the same to the others who are here. We will have enough time to cover everybody. In regard to urban matters, I cycle in and out of here more often than not, but I am also a driver. I see a large amount of not orange light breaking but red light breaking. It is almost persistent and constant at many of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Is there any pathway to doing that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Gerry Horkan: The more automation there is of mundane tasks like cameras focusing on bus lanes, cycle lanes and red lights, the less need there is to take gardaí away from other crime duties or other parts of roads policing. The Garda Commissioner referred to the 6,675 vehicles seized. Were they all seized for having no insurance or were there other reasons? What kind of vehicles are being seized,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Gerry Horkan: What happens when they are seized? Can the owners get them back? Are they crushed or sold on the open market? What happens to a seized vehicle?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Will the witnesses give the committee details - maybe not now - of what was seized, what happened to them ultimately and why they were seized. That would be useful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Or to have no driver licence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Harris for that. It is important to reiterate that many fatalities and crashes involve two-car collisions. One driver may not be at fault in any way and is the victim of being in the wrong place at the wrong time and there was another driver who was misbehaving. Of course, road conditions are also a factor and there are other reasons crashes happen. We are not saying that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Not to wear a seat belt is a choice, too. I believe the figure we got is that 25% of fatalities were not wearing a seat belt. That is not that 25% of drivers are wearing seatbelts; it is 25% of fatalities. That is a staggering statistic. I will not take up any more time for now as I am conscious we have other members to come in. If there is a chance, I will come back in. I could...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Deputy Smith. Deputy Kenny is our next contributor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Commissioner and Deputy Lowry. Deputy Crowe can go ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Gerry Horkan: It must be road safety-related.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Is it road safety-related?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Do not worry, I will give extra time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: An Garda Síochána (15 May 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I ask that Deputy Kenny take the Chair briefly because I must go to the Seanad for a vote.