I believe that if the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is serious about addressing the issue of safety on our roads, he will bring in penalties such as a seven year ban for having no insurance and a life-time ban for persistent offenders. It is an inescapable fact that young drivers have an accident record which is twice the national average. One person is killed every 19 hours on our roads and one person is injured every 40 minutes. Young people make up a high proportion of those killed and injured. In 2000, the number killed in road accidents per 100,000 of the population was higher for 18 to 24 year olds than for any other age cohort, and higher again among males.