Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I spent last Saturday morning filling potholes on a little local road near home. It is one of the 800 local improvement scheme, LIS, roads in County Kerry currently awaiting funding. This road serves a vital community purpose. It links two local roads and allows people to walk and cycle safely off the busy regional road. I acknowledge the work of the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Humphreys, and her predecessor, Deputy Ring, in providing funding of more than €4 million to Kerry since 2017. However, we still require a significant amount of funding. Nationwide, thousands of roads like this one require funding. I ask the Tánaiste to help to clear this list sooner by increasing the funding available to local authorities to provide improved roads. Many of these vital roads link to local amenities, such as the sea and mountains, and are very important.

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