Road Safety
Dail Éireann — 2026-04-30
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Pa Daly (SF), Kerry

Unfortunately, personal responsibility is corralled or dictated by the chances of getting caught.
When the number of arrests, the amount of enforcement and the number of gardaí on the road have decreased so hugely and the number of drink driving arrests is down by 75% since 2007, people are more likely to get into cars. That is just human nature.
I want to ask about the flip flop on the disbanding of the RSA. An independent report was commissioned, done by Indecon. It said the dual role of the RSA in delivering operational services, such as driver testing and NCT, is a distraction from the more important role of national road safety policy, education, which the Minister spoke about, and campaigns. It undermines the ability to respond to rising fatalities.

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Sitting date: 2026-04-30