Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

I concur with the requests for a debate on the NRA and road safety. We should include in the debate the option of making crash barriers removable in sections. Such a facility would mean that if a crash takes place, at least traffic could be diverted, avoiding a massive build-up of traffic stretching for miles, as witnessed over the past few weekends. Crash barriers should be removable in sections which is standard practice in Europe.

On the issue of passports, many people who are planning to travel abroad over the Christmas period are being told by travel agents that their passport must be valid for six months after they are due back home. I understand this is incorrect. The law makes it clear that once one's passport is valid for the day one returns home, it is valid, full stop. This new rule goes against the law and it needs to be clarified for both the travelling public and travel agents. This is incorrect information which makes a mockery of our laws.