Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Safety has to be the first concern because what Deputy Gould said is true. There are real safety issues on the current road. The second key issue relates to the towns of Buttevant and Charleville. Going back to what I was saying about other road schemes, we have to make sure that we get our towns cleared of through traffic. Those are the sort of considerations that we would have to take into account. I will be looking for a meeting with TII on this because no information has come to me on its thinking or analysis. I want to sit down with it first to address the design, strategic and every aspect of this project. I will be looking for a meeting with TII to discuss the matters and will come back to the House to report on it.

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