Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail)

On the alleged proposed closure of the Rosslare to Limerick line, the closure of that line would put approximately 150,000 to 160,000 tonnes of beet, during the beet season, onto the roads which do not have the capacity to accommodate that satisfactorily.

The Leader might address the issue of penalty points on which the Minister for Transport should be complimented. It is evident that people are becoming more compliant in regard to speed limits. It would be appropriate, however, if a more realistic view of speed limits was taken, particularly in small villages and built up areas. We see speed limit signs of 30 miles per hour extended two or three kilometres outside villages often for reasons which have nothing to do with the control of the speed of traffic. The Leader might look at that issue in the near future.