Cecilia Keaveney (Fianna Fail)

The Minister for Transport should attend the House at some point. New legislation from the EU will deal with noise from modified car exhausts. There is an article in The Irish Times today about boy racers, particularly in Donegal, and on the renewed clampdown on their cars. Coming from a county that has suffered drastically due to the deaths of young males, it is important that this issue is taken seriously. If these boy racers get a kick from noisy exhausts, then we must examine the new EU legislation that is being introduced. I ask that the Minister for Transport come before the House to explain the implications of that legislation and how we are to implement it, to ensure it is effectively enforced.