Fianna Fáil Transport Spokesperson calls on government to intervene in ongoing ‘Go Safe’ dispute
Fianna Fáil’s Transport Spokesperson is calling on government ministers to prevent another strike by speed camera staff next week. Sligo/Leitrim TD, Marc MacSharry, is making the call as Go Safe and their staff are engaged in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions. Some progress was made in talks…
MacSharry calls for arrangement with speed company be examined by PAC
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is calling for the payments and contract of the company that operates speed vans on the country’s roads to be examined by the Public Accounts Committee. It’s emerged that Go Safe is paid €1.2m a month as well as a €45,000 retainer fee each month. There had…
Speeding motorists in County Sligo among those who pay most in fines
Sligo comes 10th in the country in a list of counties where speeding motorists pay most in fines. From 2012 to September last year, those caught going over the limit in County Sligo paid a total of more than €213,000. But Donegal, which has a poor road safety record, does…