I raise a road safety issue. The timing of cutting and trimming at junctions and around road signs is happening later each year. It is almost July. The majority of junctions in my county, Tipperary, have not been maintained. Visibility at those junctions is greatly reduced. In rural areas in particular, road signs coming up to junctions are completely obscured because of plant growth. I understand biodiversity and the benefits it offers, but road safety must be paramount. I urge that next year, county councils start trimming and maintaining junctions and road signs and cutting back growth earlier than this year.

I agree with Deputy Cahill. A lot of grass is growing out over signs and some could do with a good wash as well. I love to see local authorities trying to make more efforts to ensure that people can see these signs. The latter is very important, especially for those who are not familiar with the roads on which they are travelling. There are many tourists on the roads at this time of the year. I will raise the issue with the Ministers for Transport and Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputies Ryan and Darragh O'Brien.