Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There seems to be significant discrepancies between different county councils when it comes to road maintenance and repair. Some move at a much faster pace. What is the Minister going to do about that? If local authorities are expected to be responsible for the upkeep of our local and regional roads, they need resources. The Minister mentioned the Adare bypass. There is a strong suspicion. Local engineers spent an awful long time preparing documents for tender to improve the Ring of Kerry road near Glenbeigh school and the N86 from Lispole to Dingle but then, suddenly, the funding was cut despite all the efforts that were made. While the Adare bypass is necessary, there is a feeling that is where the money went to. Will he commit to restoring the funding on the roads where the tendering documents were prepared at the expense of a lot of cost and time by local engineers?

Finally, the Minister has committed to solving the problems with local authorities and their funding but it has gone on too long. Collisions used to be mapped. There was a cost-benefit analysis and a response but this information seems to have been cut. It does not seem to be happening any more.

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