Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Is the Minister aware that Drogheda is the only town in Ireland to be tolled? There is a toll tax on entering and exiting the town. To say that it is having an adverse effect on local businesses, tourism, parents leaving their kids to school, small hauliers and day-to-day business about the town is no exaggeration. As an example of the ludicrous situation, a person who wants to go from Woodies, in the retail park on the north side of the town, to Argos, in the retail park on the south side, must pay that toll or be forced to drive through the centre of town. The slip road tolls were supposed to have been put in to avoid rat-running but they have had the opposite effect. They have added to the serious congestion in Drogheda and at times they have ground Drogheda to a halt. Will the Minister conduct a review? Will he arrange a meeting with TII? Will he state explicitly the adverse effects this is having on the town, which is the only town in Ireland to be subject to this toll, and agree that the negative effects are far-reaching? Why would an investor who compares Drogheda with another town, in view of the fact that there is a toll charge to enter or exit the town, put Drogheda above the other town?

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