Minister Naughton said that a serious conversation needs to be had about the planned toll increases, including discussions about scrapping them.
The Junior Minister for Transport has said that commuters cannot afford to pay higher toll rates.Motorists can expect the cost of using one of Ireland's ten toll roads on the national road network to rise by up to 60 cent each journey.Transport Infrastructure Ireland has said that the decision has been"driven by the current rate of inflation".
"We've put forward an €11 billion budget, precisely to help people through this cost of living crisis", she said.
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