Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am conscious the Acting Chair is giving me time, so I am not going to delay. There are three issues that need to be addressed. First, we need a campaign to remind drivers of driver behaviour. Unfortunately, many accidents are caused by drivers breaking the rules of the road, not taking their time and not observing simple and decent driver behaviour. Second, we need to engage with the rental car market to put devices in vehicles to alert people when they stray over to the wrong side of the road, as people from European countries will because they drive on the other side of the road. This is a simple measure that can and should be instituted, if there is a willingness to do so. Third, the condition of the roads is a major problem. I can speak for County Clare, specifically north Clare because I live there, as the Minister of State knows. The state of the roads there means they are literally in bits. The problem does not come down to Clare County Council but to the lack of funding to do the roads. Will the Minister of State upgrade the roads budget for repairs? I thank the Minister of State and the Acting Chair.