'Car is king': Government TDs hit out at plans for congestion charge

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan to bring memo to Cabinet on Tuesday aiming to allow country reach emissions-reduction targets

Mr Ryan has stressed congestion charges will not be the "first response" to reducing the number of cars in cities, and that being stuck in traffic benefits nobody.  File photo

Plans to introduce congestion charges and higher car parking fees in a bid to reduce car usage have been widely criticised by Government TDs.

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan will bring a memo to Cabinet on Tuesday which will trigger a year-long process of developing a “demand management strategy” to allow the country to reach its emissions-reduction targets.