Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I refer to a parliamentary question dated 17 July. It states a feasibility study had been prepared and submitted by TII. The Minister of State has come into the Dáil to respond to the issue I have raised. The issue was a reserve Topical Issue matter last Thursday.

Today is Tuesday and the Department has not received any briefing from TII on this, which I find extraordinary. I will speak to the Minister of State afterwards and take up his offer. I am looking for information on whether the documentation submitted by the county council has been studied and assessed and whether TII has come to a conclusion on how to move forward. Has it agreed with the county council what type of road safety measures are needed to be put in place at Ballymaquirk? As I have said previously, this is a matter of life and death. The junction in question is extremely important for my constituency, particularly the areas north and west of the Duhallow region where people use it to on their way to and from work in the city and beyond. I ask the Minister of State in the first instance to get a full briefing from TII on its proposals for Ballymaquirk and a timeline for implementing the urgently needed safety measures.

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