Mr. Michael Kennedy:

I do not have that power. The alternative route is the N78 to Athy and the N11 corridor, which goes through Wicklow and Wexford. The options for diversion did not allow tolling on the latter. It would not be a viable corridor for tolling because the volume of traffic is not as high as on the other routes and the available alternative routes would lead to too much leakage. Deputy MacSharry's point has been taken.