‘Every second house’ in Laois area worried about speed on roads
Laois voters very concerned about road safety
Road safety was a major issue on the canvas in Laois at the local elections, according to a re-elected councillor.
Cllr Ollie Clooney, independent, communicated the fears among voters he canvased to Laois County Council officils at a recent meeting in County Hall Portlaoise.
“Every second house in my area was concerned about the issue of road safety and speed,” he said.
Cllr Clooney commented when agreeing with his fellow independent Cllr James Kelly at the July meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory Mountmellick Municipal District.
Pictured: Garda checking speeds.
“Out of our 18 motions about 14 are about road safety. It is something that we in the council have to look at in our budget for next year,” he said.
Other councillors shared their concerns at the meeting which was attended by Director of Services Donal Brennan and James Dowling who is a Senior Executive Engineer in the council’s roads section.