Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

They are a danger to road users. This problem must be addressed. I assume the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government will be receiving a number of calls from various local authorities concerning road repairs. I urge him to explain the urgency of this situation to the Minister for Finance. Serious accidents are being caused by the state of our roads and, unless we address the problem, more people will be injured. This matter is not directly related to the Bill but we are discussing road safety as a whole.

I welcome the Bill and hope we will be able to tease out on Committee Stage some of the points I have raised.

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