Michael Brennan (Progressive Democrats)

Some 24 stretches of road have been branded dangerous by a European report published yesterday. The National Roads Authority is not making people aware of the designation of those roads. There are no accident blackspot warning signs or special speed restrictions on them and I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government into the House to outline the way this problem will be dealt with in the interests of road safety. In Limerick, applications in respect of the N69 were made to the Department and the National Roads Authority for special speed limit restrictions on that road but were turned down on numerous occasions. Now that responsibility for the speed limit reviews for these roads is back with the local authorities, I ask the Minister to deal with this issue urgently in the interests of road safety.