Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Approximately a month ago, I raised the issue of a Tipperary town task force with the Taoiseach. The people of Tipperary town and western Tipperary are very vibrant and fair-minded people. They want engagement. Groups such as Jobs4Tipp, March4Tipp and a new committee of the chamber of commerce want to engage but they do not want the streets dug up again until such time as an inner relief road is in place to alleviate the traffic congestion in the town. I ask the Taoiseach to engage with these groups and with the people and representatives of Tipperary. If he cannot visit, will he commit to a virtual meeting to discuss these issues? The county council intends to once again dig up Main Street in Tipperary town in January, which will destroy whatever business is left in the town. As we await a plan and design for a relief road for the town - and I am not referring to the bypass, which is not to come for a long time - will the Taoiseach meet those people virtually, if he will not visit? I will keep raising this because these people deserve no better. They have not had jobs or factories over the years. They have had to help themselves. They have great community spirit and need to be helped.

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