Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail)

Fine Gael's call for competition in the car testing process is a bit like saying that we need competition in the area of speed cameras. It just does not make sense. The national car test is a vital part of the overall strategy to reduce accidents on our roads. Safer cars mean safer roads. We cannot have a variety of safety standards or it will descend into a farce. It is interesting to note that Fine Gael has done a spectacular U-turn on this subject. In 1996 the rainbow coalition decided that there should only be one contractor for the NCT.