Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

There has been much talk about services for rural Ireland, but we are now being denied a service we once had, namely, a road between Kilgarvan and Ballingeary. The L3402 has been closed since October of last year. The funeral of a very prominent respected man was held in Ballingeary last Sunday evening and was attended by thousands of people. They practically had to go around the world to get from Kerry to Ballingeary. One very bad road is open, but people cannot pass on it. They then have to go into Ballyvourney. This has been going on for 12 months now. We have been told that the road might reopen some time next year. Pat Twomey was a highly respected man and many people wanted to go to his funeral, but they were delayed both coming and going because of the state of the road.

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