Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his response, but I cannot state clearly enough the adverse effect this is having on the town. The removal of these slip road tolls would not only give the town a boost but would encourage more business. It is a crazy situation and it is the only town in Ireland to be tolled. It is hard to see how that slip road toll is cost-effective, because it means that many people drive through the town, adding to the congestion, to avoid a couple of kilometres on the motorway when travelling from the north to the south of Drogheda. To be charged a toll to enter and exit a town would only compound congestion in Drogheda. Would the Minister invite a delegation from TII and come to Drogheda with it to witness the adverse effect on the town?

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