Vol. 492 No. 1
166 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will give details on the deliberations of the Government task force on road safety; the strategies, if any, devised to reduce road deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13319/98]
The work of the high level group on road safety on the preparation of a national road safety strategy will shortly be completed and I intend to present the strategy to the Government and publish it immediately thereafter.
Pending finalisation of the strategy, action by the road safety agencies is being stepped up. A substantially increased grant has been provided by my Department to the National Safety Council in 1998 for the purpose of improving road safety and promoting road accident prevention. Garda enforcement of road traffic law continues to be given a high priority under the direction of the National Traffic Policy Bureau and through the implementation of Operation Lifesaver. The National Roads Authority has increased its provision in 1998 for its low cost safety measures programme and for other measures directly related to road safety.
