Seanad debates

Wednesday, 2 April 2003

Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages.

 

10:30 am

Photo of Joanna TuffyJoanna Tuffy (Labour)

In reply to Senator Kitt and the Minister of State, the Labour Party tabled this amendment because there is a particular problem regarding tertiary roads. The funding that is being made available is additional. Where additional funds are available, it would be good for motorists to see that they are being put to good use. However, that is not evident from what the Minister of State said or from the way money has been allocated to the road programmes.

This amendment does not in any way give priority to tertiary roads over other types of non-national roads. There is a particular problem regarding tertiary roads and this additional funding provides an opportunity to address it. However, the money seems to be going into a black hole and we cannot see the use to which it is being put in terms of the roads budget. What we propose would be a way of identifying exactly where the money is going.

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