Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 October 2017
466. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a report (details supplied) submitted to his Department in September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43439/17]
View answerI note that the report the Deputy refers to was compiled by a company called C-US Safety Ltd., which was dissolved in 2016. It would be inappropriate for me to specifically comment on or endorse a commercial product.
Notwithstanding this, my Department is currently working on Action 105 of the Road Safety Strategy, which relates to emergency equipment in cars, with the emergency triangle and high-visibility vests emerging as the most viable options.
However, a number of concerns remain to be addressed before emergency packs can be made mandatory, including legislation required to underpin the requirement, penalties for non-carrying of mandatory items, and enforcement issues.
I expect to have this action completed in the coming months.
