Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)

I request the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following matter of urgent national and local importance, namely, the reason the Minister for Transport is satisfied that the announced Dublin city centre HGV ban will not create yet another traffic problem for M50 users. The NRA asserted at the weekend that no assessment of the impact the ban will have on the M50 and its surrounding roads was carried out and that no management plan has been devised to deal with the diversion rates. The Minister must postpone this ban in lieu of an assessment and a management plan being produced.

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