Mark Wall (Kildare South, Labour)

I wanted to raise with the Minister today the car park the M7 and N7 have become over the recent period. Yes, we all believe in public transport but unfortunately, we all know that will take time. This morning, as I made my way to work, it took me three hours to get here from the town of Athy. I have been inundated with emails today from people from Rathangan, where it is taking two and a half hours, and from people from Newbridge, where it is taking two hours.

I have raised this in these Houses before and I ask the Minister, with the Minister for Transport, to contact TII and to put on an emergency service for rush hour traffic that is there constantly. That is what we need every morning because there are so many accidents happening on that road. It has become a danger for people. It is affecting people's quality of life and it also affecting their productivity as they get into work. I appreciate his response.

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