Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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466. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a report (details supplied) submitted to his Department in September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43439/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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I note that the report the Deputy refers to was compiled by a company called C-US Safety Ltd, which was dissolved in 2016. It would be inappropriate for me to specifically comment on or endorse a commercial product.

Notwithstanding this, my Department is currently working on Action 105 of the Road Safety Strategy, which relates to emergency equipment in cars, with the emergency triangle and high-visibility vests emerging as the most viable options.

However, a number of concerns remain to be addressed before emergency packs can be made mandatory, including legislation required to underpin the requirement, penalties for non-carrying of mandatory items, and enforcement issues.

I expect to have this action completed in the coming months.