Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)

I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I welcome the fact that the Road Safety Authority is the lead agency. Can I take it we will have a national remembrance day next November? The Minister of State's contribution was best when he spoke off script and I thank him in this regard. Dr. Chris Luke of Cork University Hospital is probably the leading accident and emergency consultant in the country and he has raised some very interesting points.

It is important that we keep the issue of road safety to the forefront and recognise the pain and suffering of many affected families, including siblings. As the Minister stated, the people injured in car crashes can tell a better story than anybody else because, in some cases, they have lingering injuries that affect them for life.