Seanad debates

Friday, 17 December 2010

10:30 am

Photo of John EllisJohn Ellis (Fianna Fail)

When this matter was the responsibility of local authorities, they dealt with it far more effectively. However, the amount of money they can spend is capped, as is the amount of grit and salt with which they are supplied. This is wrong. The NRA has failed totally. It would be well advised to hand back responsibility to local authorities, give them the money and let them administer what needs to be done. I take the opportunity to wish all the best to those will have to go out to grit the roads and provide public and health services during the Christmas period. They are the unsung heroes of the country. They provide services 365 days a year. Will the Leader ask the Department of Transport to ensure the NRA will at least distribute as quickly as possible the salt it states it will have available next week? We do not want what happened last year to happen again this year because of a lack of planning by the NRA.

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