Feargal Quinn (Independent)

I have been a member of the Automobile Association for many years. Some years ago, that association ceased to be a members-owned organisation and became a commercial company. I was stunned last week to discover that it has published information in Britain on the location of every speed camera in that country. When asked if it planned to do the same here, the response was that no decision has been made in this regard.

We must send a clear message to the Automobile Association that the prevention of deaths on the road is an issue of high priority for us. That there were no deaths on our roads the weekend before last was an occurrence that warranted a newspaper headline. However, several more people lost their lives in road accidents last night. A message must go out clearly to the Automobile Association that it has an obligation to encourage motorists to slow down. Incidentally, we should not attempt to emulate the approach taken in Budapest where a nudist colony has apparently been built along the motorway in the hope that this will slow drivers down. That venture has been somewhat successful in this regard but it has also had the effect of distracting motorists' attention.