James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We have discussed this previously. In Lemybrien in County Waterford and at the Dawn Meats plant in Waterford, there is a lot of work ongoing on the N25 on junction upgrades in terms of safety work. I know some of those areas have village status. To my knowledge, Kilmacthomas does not have village status on the N25, but the safety works are being done there. I am pleading with TII. I would nearly get down on my hands and knees here if I thought it would be of any use. It has to be done because the consequences could be devastating. There have been multiple incidents there through the years and some have been fatal, unfortunately. People in my community are very aware of it. I live less than a kilometre from that area as the crow flies and I really want to get it resolved. I ask Mr. Walsh to take that on board.

I wish to make a couple of brief points. The toll bridge at Watergrasshill is not in great condition. In fact, the automatic barriers for the eFlow section there, as I have heard from others and have experienced myself, are not as responsive as the ones on the Waterford bypass, for example. Perhaps that is something TII could examine. They are getting old and might be due for upgrades and replacement works. It would be great if TII would take a look at that.

In addition, I understand there is an update on the Mallow relief road. Can Mr. Walsh give an update on the current position with that? It is very important to Mallow town and for improving connectivity to the N73.