Vol. 555 No. 3
95 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Transport when the dedicated traffic corps, promised in the programme for Government, will be established and operational; the progress of the planned consultation process; if the establishment of the corps will require legislation; if the corps will have the power of arrest; the discussions there have been with the Garda Commissioner on the role of the corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18225/02]
Proposals for the implementation of the commitment set out in the programme for Government to establish a dedicated traffic corps are currently being developed by my Department, in consultation with the Garda Síochána. Once this preparatory work is completed, I will be engaging in detailed discussions with my colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, who has overall responsibility for An Garda Síochána, in order to determine how this commitment can best be progressed. The powers and functions of the proposed traffic corps, its relationship with the Garda Síochána and the extent of legislative change required to establish the traffic corps and arrangements for supervising the corps are matters to be decided by Government, following consideration of proposals which will be submitted on foot of the discussions with the Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform and the Garda Síochána.
Question No. 96 answered with Question No. 80.
