More Gardai in the Roads Policing Unit are on way to tackle the increased number of deaths on Irish roads.
That's according to the Justice Minister Helen McEntee as the latest National Slow Down Day campaign came to an end this morning.
By 9pm last night, 310 drivers were caught speeding including one person who was detected travelling at 161km per hour in a 100km zone in County Louth.
Minister McEntee says more resources will be given to the Gardaí to make sure they can protect everyone on our roads:
"I've said consistently I want more Gardaí full stop, out on the beat doing their job."
"Where they go to then is a matter for the Garda Commissioner."
"But it's my ambition to make sure in the coming months to make sure we have as many members of an Garda Síochana that then will allow the Commissioner to deploy them to the Roads Policing Unit."
