Michael Murphy (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)

We will dig deeper into that later too. On the all-Ireland economy, I have spoken previously about the extent to which we are investing in so many cross-Border projects. We have committed €600 million to the A5, for example. How do we reconcile that with charging every vehicle over 44 tonnes £10.30 and, on failure to pay that in advance, an on-the-spot fine of £300? The Minister was here last week and he committed to raising that issue at the next meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council. We will watch developments closely in that regard. I cannot reconcile that commitment to cross-Border projects and then, in the context of the all-Ireland economy, charging HGVs over 44 tonnes a levy. I know the levy is scaled and it depends on the weight of the lorry but it is up to £10.30 and there are on-the-spot fines too.

I am sure we will talk more about the steps the IRHA is taking in the context of the greening of the economy. The first member on the schedule is Deputy Pa Daly.