Charging drivers to use major roads 'won't be happening', says Tánaiste

Micheál Martin said that he wanted to see a model where people "don't have to use the car all the time".

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has poured cold water on the idea of motorists being hit with punitive costs for using the nation's major roads.

Reports on Monday outlined the potential cost of the move, which has been under consideration by Transport Infrastructure Ireland since last year and was first revealed in January. Motorists would face charges of €163 to travel from Cork to Dublin under the scheme.