Tom Morrissey (Progressive Democrats)

Next April, the Dublin Port tunnel will hopefully be opened. This tunnel has cost much money, but the number of cars using it will possibly be severely limited because of excessive proposed toll costs. More important, the tunnel will not take all the trucks coming to and going from this country. For the benefit of using the tunnel, the haulage industry will pay some €20 million to National Toll Roads to cross the M50 back and forth on an annual basis. Of that €20 million approximately €10 million will go to the Government and €10 million to NTR. Some may have a problem with the size of the tunnel. On the Finglas Road——