Mary White (Fianna Fail)

I wanted to write to the Minister and had not time to do so. More bus shelters that cannot be damaged by vandals are required.

On the traffic corps, I heard the Minister speaking on the radio one morning recently. He made an excellent presentation, explained his position very logically and set out the legal problems he faced. He was optimistic that he would achieve his goals. In the morning, the gardaí assist motorists through the Barton Road roundabout and Dundrum village. They are fantastic and very efficient. However, why can we not have gardaí doing the same thing in other towns on the national routes? I know Monasterevin, for instance, is getting its bypass but it is bloody chaotic. There are many similar towns that will not be bypassed. Why can the local gardaí not assist traffic through such towns at peak times? If they can do so in Dundrum so charmingly and efficiently, why the heck do they not do so elsewhere?

Rather than raising these points in a letter to the Minister, I have done so in the Chamber because it is easier.