Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am looking to find out when it will be clear to the Minister. This is local to County Kildare, but it is also a national primary route. There are three lanes to the point where it narrows, where there is a significant bottleneck and a high number of accidents. Many years ago cost-benefit analyses were carried out which looked at fatality rates. Accident rates were also factored in. I would hate to think that is the reason a scheme will have a higher priority when we can already predict a significant problem. The functioning of the economy will be dependent on the ability to manufacture and deliver goods and services. This is one of the most densely populated parts of the country and the route is the artery between Dublin and two of our major cities. I would like to know where the scheme stands in the list of priorities.

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