Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2023-12-06
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

The toll increases are linked to inflation. It is part of the contracts that we have with the toll operators and, in some cases, the companies that built the roads. We have done a deferral in the past, paid for by the taxpayer, but that is something that can only be done on a temporary basis. If it is Sinn Féin's position that it is going to breach these contracts if Deputy McDonald becomes Taoiseach, she should say so because that would be a significant matter legally and would probably open the country to very significant compensation claims at the expense of the taxpayer. It is important that at some point that the Deputy clarifies Sinn Féin's policy on this because there are lawyers listening to what she says in a way they did not in the past and her words could really cost this country money.

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Sitting date: 2023-12-06