The Government has collected €2.2 billion from M50 tolls since 2008, according to a report on "The Pat Kenny Show" this morning. The two bridges were built for £58 million. The toll company made back all of that money in just one year of tolls. It then sold those bridges to the State for €600 million. The State has charged the people using them €2.2 billion in that period. It is incredible that last year, commuters paid a whopping €212 million on M50 tolls. These are tolls that this State owns. This is a tax on work. It is a tax on the Minister's constituents and people who cannot access public transport. The Government is now operating it as a cash cow. It is jacking up the tolls on bridges that we have paid for 31 times over at this stage. Will the Government stop the rip-off of commuters in the greater Dublin area and end the tolls on that bridge?

As a Deputy in a constituency that has three motorways, I am well aware of the burden that tolls place on people who are commuting to work on a daily basis. There is an overriding objective for all of us to try to ensure that we reduce the costs for people who are travelling to work. At the same time, we need to make sure that we are continuing to invest in our roads and infrastructure. I will relay the question on an actual reduction to the Minister. We would all like to see the tolls and costs reduced for all road users irrespective of where they are throughout the country.