Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

The Government could not even leave the Kinnegad motorway alone. It has immediately established toll booths, in case the motorway might work. There are now more tolls. The motorist who contributes €5.2 billion to the Exchequer every year gets nothing in return. He cannot park and if he parks where he should not park, his car will be clamped. He cannot drive anywhere because somebody will stop him for some reason or another. The clowns on the Government side have decided that not only must the motorist pay beforehand, but he will pay on the double and if he is on the M50, he will pay four times over because there will be four toll plazas. If he escapes one, he will still encounter more.

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