Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

When one crosses the county bounds in travelling from Killarney towards Cork, one hits the section between Ballyvourney and Macroom. This issue has been raised on many occasions. Planning permission has been granted for the project which is part of the capital programme, as is the Adare bypass project. A review is pending, in 2018, as the Deputy will be aware. I cannot answer on the detail of where the projects stand today. Planning permission has been granted for the Ballyvourney to Macroom project which is important and essential, while work is proceeding on the design and planning issues in respect of the Adare bypass project. They are both included in the capital programme and we hope they can be expedited as quickly as possible. We do not like to see any county, particularly the Kingdom, being, as the Deputy might say, "discriminated against" in the context of job creation. One wants to be able to get into the place quickly, but one also wants to be able to get out of it quickly.

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