Geraldine Feeney (Fianna Fail)

I join with other Senators in asking the Leader for a debate on road safety, particularly in the light of the AGSI conference and its call for a change in practice on the part of the Garda Síochána. I do not think Senator Brian Hayes was being critical of the Garda, I understood exactly what he meant. If we had a little less stick and a little more carrot we might have a safer environment. Former Senator Farrell called me at 8 a.m. and asked me to raise the issue of road safety. When I heard the Leader of the Opposition refer to Senator Farrell, I realised he must have approached him even earlier.