Seanad debates
Tuesday, 1 April 2003
Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed).
Reference was made to the potholes. Irrespective of whoever will be here in 100 years, there will still be some potholes. Many Members were here a number of years ago. My county could be more than a microcosm of the rest of the country. Members will recall who was in office in 1985-86, when there was a proposal to abandon half of the roads in the country and to try to maintain the rest of them because so little was being provided for them by the Government at that time. In 1997, only €214 million was provided for them. While funding arrangements introduced through the local government fund in 1999 have served local authorities well, we cannot stand still. A lot has been done and a lot more will be done.
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