Give agency legislative powers to become ‘road safety commissioner’ or stand it down, says Fine Gael TD Ciarán Cannon
He said Ireland was experiencing “a litany of death and disability” on its roads and it was no longer acceptable to propose a “piecemeal response”.
Mr Cannon added that the RSA, An Garda Síochána, two Government departments, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, local authorities and “a plethora of different bodies” all have road safety functions somewhere within their remit. “I believe the Road Safety Authority is in many respects barking up the wrong tree when it comes to road safety,” he said. “It is looking at some things that are not effective and not looking at other issues that it should be looking at.”
“That needs to be looked at. Why is that happening? Each case is probably different but we need to bring that down significantly because there are situations where people are just out walking and are hit by a car, badly injured or sometimes killed,” he said. “We have to find a reason why that is happening. The fact is the figure is at a 15-year high.”
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