Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Travelling through a high density residential area is totally different from travelling from Wexford to Ballinasloe so we are not comparing like with like. One would have to have a system for a high density residential area and another for cross-country travel. Most towns have a bypass now so there is not as much traffic going through them as there was heretofore.

I was making a point on the north-central area of Dublin city. We had a meeting last month with the Garda chief superintendent. He was emphatic that as and from 1 November, the permits would not be allowed and that the 4.65 m height would have to apply. There is a long-standing notice to that effect given to the entire haulage industry. The day has now arrived and people are trying to change the system.