Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)

I thank the Minister for the reply. There is a danger with Government announcements and there was such an announcement on 28 March. Those announcements often include a boast about funding but when the details are checked, it does not seem that there is enough there and there is no delivery. Many people feel they are only being codded. While I recognise that some progress has been made, the reality is that progress has been too slow.

The Minister mentioned the N86. It came up recently at a meeting of Kerry County Council that all that will be done for the N86 will be the provision of some extra fencing. There is money allocated for fencing on that road.

There are other issues in Kerry. I am regularly contacted by constituents about Listry Bridge, which is on one of the main tourist routes in the county between Killarney and Dingle. This very busy tourist route suddenly narrows into one lane over a bridge. There have been multiple collisions on that bridge over the past few years. There are also concerns about the tightening of the road in Fossa. It seems there is good funding available in the plan but delivery on the ground is causing concern.

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