Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

I am asking for such a debate. It is ridiculous that 150 years ago it took a day for letters to arrive in Carlow from Dublin and it is now taking four days.

Unfortunately this weekend there were a number of fatalities on the roads, many of them involving pedestrians. This may be a sector which is being ignored. I ask the Minister for Transport to come to the House to debate the matter and perhaps put in place some means of lessening the number of pedestrians being killed on the roads. These measures could include the compulsory wearing of reflective armbands, for instance. Many families are being torn asunder this week because of deaths on the roads. This issue should be debated in the House. The introduction of penalty points has reduced the number of fatal car crashes and the same should be done for pedestrians.