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Midlands TD Late For M50 Motion Due To Crash On Motorway

Thursday, 22 January 2026 at 16:13

Labour’s Mark Wall planned a motion to restore remote working to ease Dublin traffic.

The M50 is seeing an "incredible" amount of crashes, according to a Midlands TD.

Labour's Mark Wall has been due to bring forward a motion on restoring remote working policies for commuters in order to ease traffic coming into Dublin.

However he missed the majority of the debate because he was stuck in traffic for three and a half hours on that motorway from Athy after a crash.

The motion was ultimately opposed by Government.

Deputy Wall says it wasn't just based on his party's views:

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