Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 33: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has had consultation with the RSA, the Gardaí and the HSA on the safety implications for newspaper workers, motorists, cyclists and pedestrians of the distribution of newspapers on the Irish road network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17349/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The promotion of public awareness of road safety is a matter for the Road Safety Authority, and enforcement of the Road Traffic Acts or the Roads Act is a matter for An Garda Síochána.

Safety in the context of a workplace or work environment comes under the remit of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) and I have no role in this area. It was reported in the press media at the end of January that the HSA and the Garda Síochána had met with the employers of newspaper distribution personnel on the issue of complaints received in relation to the activity referred to by the Deputy.