Mr. Peter Farrelly:

In some cases, bypasses that were built around towns in previous years have now been designated as motorways. In the case of the M3 near Kells, drivers who are not allowed on motorways can go only half way around the town on the bypass. The council handed over a section of the Kells bypass to the motorway authorities so that it would not have to maintain it. As a result, those of us who drive combines or wide vehicles have to go through the town. We should be able to use the bypass, which is two miles longer, to go around the town. I believe the bypasses in Kells and some other areas should be retained for use by wide vehicles. If there is a bypass around a town, in the interests of safety it should be available to all drivers to keep certain vehicles out of the town centre.