David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)

Was all of the funding last year to which the Minister referred used or was any of it given back to his Department? What was the Minister's reaction to the Road Safety Authority's statement that road conditions were contributory factors in quite a number of deaths on Irish roads between 2008 and 2009? What does the Minister have to say to motorists whose cars are being badly damaged, and in many cases accidents occurring, because of the very bad conditions of the secondary roads and by-roads, which are literally falling apart? Some of them have been described as war zones. Has he given any thought to issuing guidelines to the local authorities to get their act together and get those potholes fixed quickly to ensure the roads are safe for people to travel on? Motorists are paying a lot of money through motor tax and other taxes to travel on these roads.

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