Pat Casey (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his reply. He acknowledged that this is a positive engagement, not a criticism, as we hit the winter season. It concerns all road users that the roads are gritted as much as possible. The area that is always left in abeyance is the local roads. We all know that some of our local roads are the most dangerous roads. There is no clear policy across local authorities of how to manage and grit local roads. Some local authorities put boxes of ice on dangerous hills or corners. Other councils do not bother. There are many inconsistences across the nation with local and regional roads. I would like to see if we can move forward to make it standard for a certain level of facilities to be provided on all local roads. Deputy Breathnach mentioned the hard work that council staff do at all hours of the morning in very tough conditions. I wish to put that on the record too.

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