Reallocating road space rather than penalising motorists is best fix for congestion, says Eamon Ryan

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Sinn Féin accuses Coalition of adopting London-style congestion charges in the absence of adequate public transport

Trying to 'price people off the road' is not an option, according to Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan. Photograph: PATrying to “price people off the road” would not work, he said.

Mayo crash: Community in ‘state of shock and sadness’ as tributes paid to mother and daughters killed on N17 The strategy puts a lot of the responsibility for change on local authorities, Mr Ryan said. “It’s not forcing things. It’s not putting an immediate charge on anything but it does recognise ... we do need to change direction but also address climate change.”

Sinn Féin transport spokesman Martin Kenny said the strategy was being introduced without having sufficient low-carbon public transport options in place and is “heavily based” on the

 

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