Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

People in County Kildare are very proud that the Curragh is home to the Defence Forces and the military school. It is appropriate that ranges on the Curragh are used rather than wasting time and money transporting troops elsewhere for this purpose. However, a public road known as the Hollow Road, which runs close to the Defence Forces training centre in the Curragh, is frequently closed when firing is under way. As this is a public road, local residents are sometimes required to make a detour. I ask the Minister to outline his plans to give members of the public adequate notice of the closure of roads in the vicinity of the firing ranges on the Curragh and to make a statement on the matter.

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