Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I support the Chairman's proposal. It is a major issue, people's livelihoods are being jeopardised. The sons and daughters who want to build a house for themselves on their land and need access off a national primary or secondary route. I know of a case of a person with a business who wanted to build a house but was refused permission, then appealed the decision and won.

The level of traffic both into and out of the premises increased. Had the family been allowed to build next to their place of business, there would be fewer cars entering and exiting and turning left and right off the major national route. We have to understand that we are jeopardising people's livelihoods in regard to access to national primary and national secondary routes.

I accept that TII has responsibility for road safety management, but I ask it to think of the future of local people.