Taoiseach issues warning over driver behaviour on roads as he opens new Listowel bypass

Simon Harris said while the Government would continue to invest in road safety, 'the single biggest action anybody can take is the individual behaviour of a motorist behind the wheel'

Taoiseach Simon Harris and Education Minister Norma Foley at the official opening of the new Listowel bypass, which will divert 7,000 vehicles a day from Listowel town centre. Pictures: Valerie O'Sullivan

The Taoiseach issued a strong road safety plea on Monday as he officially opened the €62m Listowel bypass in Kerry, while insisting pitching "roads versus climate" was "over simplistic".

“There is an awful lot of talk, sometimes in Government, sometimes in politics, sometimes in the media, about roads versus climate," Simon Harris said in Kerry.