Timmy Dooley (Fianna Fail)

I am sorry that the truth is continuing to irritate the Opposition. When these Members enter the real world, I am sure they will accept that the Minister has been doing a fantastic job. Indeed, he pointed out that there are elements of it which need to be completed. We must accept that what has been achieved is fundamentally sound. Lives have been saved. Obviously, we want to see more lives being saved and we are working on that.

Senator Ryan explained that he enthusiastically supports the Opposition's amendment while also accepting the Minister's achievements. He congratulated the Minister but did not feel that he deserves any better commendation because he is only doing his job. As he accepted that the job is being done well, I find it difficult to see how he is going to disagree with our motion and vote against it. However, that is for him to decide.

Senator Ryan also raised the issue of enforcement. He does not believe that the Garda Síochána is doing its job. I can assure him that it is doing it. I travel on a similar section of the road to that used by the Senator on a weekly basis. While I travel from Clare and he travels from Cork, the roads join near Portlaoise and, unfortunately, I see too many gardaí on the road between Portlaoise and Dublin. We will not get into the full details of that right now.