Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

I hope that by the time I become Minister the practice of ministerial speeding will have been eliminated. In the past Ministers were driven too fast but it is now time to call a halt. The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food, Deputy Treacy, refused to apologise when his driver was caught speeding. He tried to defend the indefensible. The Government must lead by example to back up the media campaign by the National Road Safety Council.

Things are not going well in the transport area. A constituent of mine, a lorry driver, had his lorry assessed by a so-called motor vehicle testing inspector who passed the vehicle even when it was not roadworthy. I have heard many similar complaints. Are these so-called car testers subject to regulation?