Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 December 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate

Mr. Gareth Llewellyn:

I have not had conversations on that issue but I will ask the management about it. I go back to the point that TII's remit is to provide a safe and efficient transport network. If something is clearly unsafe and poses a risk to the travelling public, TII will no doubt look at it and will have to prioritise it within the investment budget provided for the development of transport. I have some sympathy with the point the Deputy is raising. Many years ago, I remember driving down a dual carriageway to find a vehicle coming the wrong way around a roundabout and straight towards me. The driver was able to do that because the approach road to the roundabout was straight on rather than to the side and, in effect, he made the wrong decision. It was exceptionally hazardous. I understand the point the Deputy is raising but I do not know the extent to which TII has looked at the particular issues to which he referred.

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