Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 July 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport

Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association

2:00 am

Mr. Ger Hyland:

I will take up what the Deputy said about trees and hedges. A lot of us here use high-sided vehicles which have all been damaged. It costs close to €80,000 to bring in a new refrigerated unit from Europe and the first run down the road, unless the driver is out over the white line on a lot of regional roads, he will come back with damage to the roof of that fridge. That is why we are calling for trees to be cut back at least 4 m high if not 4.5 m.

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