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

Does the Taoiseach want to blackguard me and the people of Kerry with the answer that he is after giving me there, because he answered very little of what I asked? He travelled to Tipperary and other places and talked about goodies that he says he is carrying around the country. I am talking about the Ring of Kerry and the national primary and secondary routes where people are totally denied the opportunity even to apply for planning permission. They cannot apply for it. The Taoiseach agreed with me the last time I raised this that a complete ban was the wrong way to go. He promised that he would do something about it and he would talk to someone. He has talked to no one and he does not want to anything about it.

The other issue that I have raised was the expansion of areas that are under significant urban pressure away out from towns like Killarney, Kenmare and Kilorglin. People cannot get planning permission in these places to build a house for themselves to put a roof over their heads. The Taoiseach is standing here presiding over this. He signed the directive into law back in 2012 when he was either Minister for transport or the environment - one or the other. He gave the powers to Ground Investigations Ireland, GII, to stop people from using existing entrances. This is what the Government is doing in Kerry, and in most of Kerry between the national park and the national roads. There is another road that has not been built at all yet. There are four different routes. The Killarney bypass project is still in abeyance, all the people in that area cannot apply for planning permission and the Government is doing nothing about it. I have raised the issue several times, and what does the Taoiseach come back with? That was in Tipperary last Saturday or last Friday. He should stay in Tipperary or stay up here, because he does not want to know anything about Kerry anyway.

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