By Jonathan McCambridge, PAThe government needs to do more to tackle the rise in road deaths in Ireland, Taoiseach Simon Harris has said. Mr Harris has suggested examining the roles and functions of the Road Safety Authority as one of the steps that might be considered. “The Road Safety Authority has done an excellent job over several years, do we now need to examine its roles and functions? “Do we need to look at the supports, resources and empowerments that we give to the Road Safety Authority? “I certainly believe we are at a moment now that more needs to be done when it comes to road safety and of course that involves government doing more.

Source: The Herald July 19, 2024 20:18 UTC