Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government is strong in its support for agri-industry. The Road Safety Authority, RSA needs be we reined in somewhat. I know of a contractor in west Tipperary who has been pulled in by the RSA and by An Garda Síochána twice and has been asked to have his trailer tested. He went to different test centres but the people there had never heard of such a test. He drove last week to Waterford city to a test centre, only to be told that it could not test his trailer because it was not covered under statute or any regulation. This is happening on a widespread basis. There was no equipment to test the trailer at the test centre in Waterford. This is unfair to a contractor trying to keep jobs and to carry on his business and not to be obliged to travel to the city of Waterford only to be told that no such test exists. It is unfair that people are being victimised and intimidated.

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