Brendan Ryan (Labour)

I am sorry to have to refer repeatedly to our road safety record. However, the truth is that we are not in a position to enforce the law. I do not care who misrepresents me in this regard. All the talk about the need for people to take responsibility, which is correct, will be no more than meaningless hot air if we do not enforce the law. When I hear a District Court judge say she is afraid to drive on our main roads, it is time for us all to wake up and realise there is a national crisis in this regard.

"Morning Ireland" is flooded with e-mails every morning it deals with the issue of road safety. It appears to the public that in the grand plan of events, the high-minded Members of the Oireachtas have other issues and are not concerned about an issue that affects every family in the country.