Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is difficult to know where to begin in responding to all the points made. Senator Bacik noted that the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month is a time when we remember lives lost in war. It is a very poignant day to have this debate. I always make a note on this morning every year to remind myself of the sacrifices others have made in the past.

Several Members referred to the Road Safety Authority. I have a particular view on this issue and it irritates me to hear some of the arguments that are made in this regard. The bottom line is that one can never compare road safety with suicide. We have no way of penalising people who self-harm or complete suicide, nor should we contemplate anything of that kind. We have advanced beyond that.