Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 104: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has reviewed recent figures from the European Transport Safety Council noting that road mortality rates decreased by more than 8% faster in Dublin than in the rest of the country; if he is planning to introduce measures to address this anomaly; if he will initiate an audit of road surfaces across Ireland to identify and repair potentially dangerous road surfaces; if he plans to introduce legislation to penalise any local authority or specific personnel for non-compliance with road safety standards at roadworks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39862/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased with the progress being achieved, by all the agencies concerned, in respect of reducing fatalities nationally from road traffic accidents. I am satisfied with the roles being performed by the National Roads Authority and the local authorities in respect of identifying roads where safety is an issue and implementing road improvements. I have no plans to initiate an audit of road surfaces or to propose new legislative measures in this area. I have no function in relation to the Health and Safety Authority.