David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I express my sincere sympathy to the Cathaoirleach on the death of his sister and to Senator Coghlan on the death of his mother. These are always sad occasions.

I refer to the statement from the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, to the effect that the Government has decided to force people out of their cars. This is completely the wrong approach. People will resent it. They will not care for it at all. People need to be encouraged. With regard to this business of stopping people having petrol or diesel-driven cars in the city, does anybody in this bloody Government realise that - hello - some of us still live in the city? We live in the inner city and would like to have our cars, thank you very much indeed.