Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I am also talking about Roscrea. I have seen near misses with trucks and cars coming out. I ask Transport Infrastructure Ireland to look at this again. There have been a number of tragedies at Birdhill, including one recently involving a person I knew. There is an issue which I cannot define. It took a long time to create Birdhill because it was built on a swamp and the road dips but there is some issue which I am not qualified to speak about. The accidents are happening in more or less the same areas. I would appreciate the help of colleagues in respect of these issues as they have been raised by people throughout the country.

I am very interested in the N24 Waterford-Limerick road, which goes through Tipperary town. It needs huge investment, given our road strategy which attempts to link freight and goods to the ports, and to link Foynes, Limerick, Shannon Airport, Rosslare and Waterford. It links to the M8 and connects Dublin to Limerick, as well as Cork. Given the potential economic value of this and from the perspectives of climate change and the planning framework, this route needs deep consideration.