Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am not sure what the story is with the standards. I am sure there are, given that there are detailed standards for everything in road building. It may be that the standards changed at a certain time, leading to an inconsistency. I will check it out.

The Senator and I may have corresponded on this matter previously. There is technology that allows the lights to know when a car is approaching and they can turn on when there is traffic and off when there is none. However, I am unsure of whether this technology has been deployed yet. It would bring energy savings.