Seanad debates
Tuesday, 1 April 2003
Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed).
A sum of €434 million has been allocated for non-national roads this year, which is much the same as the amount provided last year. I hope we will use this money efficiently. When I say efficiently, I mean, for example, that over the years small, patchy repairs have been made to roads. Such repairs do not really last more than a day or a week. When we tackle the surface dressing or resurfacing of roads, it is important that we do so properly. It is good that the local authorities have their three-year or five-year programmes, but it is also important to get around to these roads and repair them properly.
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