Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We have roadworks at the junction at the Glanmire end of the tunnel and we have lane closures. Most mornings and most afternoons there are tailbacks. Why is there a GoSafe van right on the lip of the tunnel? This is one example. My second example is members of An Garda Síochána on the N40 heading west towards the Ballincollig and Macroom end of the road. There is a motorcycle member of An Garda Síochána with a speed gun on the left-hand side of the road just inside the hard shoulder in a very narrow part of the road in a 100 km/h section. To borrow the cliche, it is shooting fish in a barrel. I have campaigned for GoSafe vans and speed controls on the Curraheen road and on the way to Regional Park Ballincollig. It is a small road in a busy built-up area where people belt along. To be fair there has been a response. I am concerned at the positioning of the two speed controls I have mentioned. They do not help with road safety.