Joe O'Toole (Independent)

It is a typical Fianna Fáil trick to raise many matters with which Senators agree. While I agree with 90% of what was said by Government Members, the issues they raised were irrelevant and lacked focus. As regards Senator Morrissey's question, as the Minister of State will confirm, I answered it two weeks ago in the House when I pointed out the problems encountered at the point at which the M1, N2 and N3 reach the city limits. The Senator knows as well as I that the proposed solution, namely, to establish park and ride facilities on every motorway or proposed motorway has been ignored by the Government. Its failure to implement the proposal will mean we will continue to have problems. The issue is that simple.