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For eight years none of the three vital road safety measure promised in the government's Road to Safety strategy were implemented. The three measures were random breath testing, a reduction in waiting time for driving tests and full implementation of penalty points. They were all recommend as “vital” in the government's road safety campaign launched in 1998.

During that time 3,181, people died on Ireland's roads, almost as many people killed in the Troubles between 1969-1994.

Lucinda Creighton, Fine Gael

In November 2000 the then Minister for Environment, and Local Government, Noel Dempsey brought in the Planning and Development Act 2000. It Part V of the act a provision was brought in which said that all residential housing developments in zoned land would have to provide 20 per cent social and affordable housing.

This measure was meant to tackle some of the social housing problems in Ireland.

In November 2000 the then Minister for Environment, and Local Government, Noel Dempsey brought in the Planning and Development Act 2000. It Part V of the act a provision was brought in which said that all residential housing developments in zoned land would have to provide 20 per cent social and affordable housing.

This measure was meant to tackle some of the social housing problems in Ireland.

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Keith Redmond, PD's, Dublin North East

Sean Sherlock, Labour, Cork East

Oisin Quinn, Labour, Dun Laoghaire

Ged Nash, Labour, Louth

Anne Marie Martin, Fine Gael, Dublin South Central