Results 1,001-1,020 of 2,450 for speaker:Kevin O'Keeffe
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: I have been watching the proceedings. I am sure the witnesses are nearly burnt out at this stage as almost the whole country has been covered.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: My patch has even been covered by Deputies from other areas. I wish to inquire about offline and online services. Given the amount of planning permission that has been given in recent years, mainly for offline services, what impact has there been on neighbouring towns? Offline services provide access to people within the catchment areas in addition to those using the motorway. Originally...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: It is ironic that An Bord Pleanála makes the call but it acts in accordance with the policy of the TII. I raise the issue in the context of farmers' sons that have been refused planning permission along a national primary route or a national secondary route because of TII policy. An Bord Pleanála can overturn a local authority's decision. Why does the TII not have the same policy...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: No, it is also responsible for secondary routes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: No, what I am saying is that the TII writes regulations in this situation to restrict planning access but it cannot write the regulations and terms of reference for where we put online service stations.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: I would like to clarify the position because in response to questions the Minister has said it is the TII which has said there should be no planning permission granted to anyone. I am just giving the example of an application from a farmer's son or daughter. We are told the TII set the regulation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: It will. I respect Mr. Nolan's answer but the reason the numbers are going down is that the council engineers do not want to be getting egg on their faces. I have been a member of a local authority. Cases were granted by that local authority but then were appealed and refused. Later, the engineer would say to me, in my capacity as a councillor, that there was no way the planning...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: Could I clarify it is Government policy?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: I thank Mr. Nolan. I had a few more questions on roads.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: That is very disheartening. Our Taoiseach is telling the people of Cork and Limerick about a motorway for the route. I asked my question to obtain clarification. Could I be given a guarantee that the route will be from Cork to Limerick? Otherwise this will drag on for another couple of years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: I know that, but one could just change a few road signs and go down to Wexford and back across again to get to the link on a motorway.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: I presume the deliberations of the chambers of commerce in both cities and the communities are being taken on board. This is not just about getting people from Cork to Limerick safely; it is also about local safety.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: As Mr. Walsh knows, the roads would have been straightened to some extent had the money existed. The Mallow-Cork road was straightened somewhat but it is still becoming dangerous.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: Very much so. He let the Taoiseach off the hook as well. There will be a big fight by the people from places such as Mallow, Charleville and Buttevant to ensure they have a good road in the future.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: With regard to the N72, N73 and the relief road, will that come into play in Mallow?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: As regards the N73, Annakisha and the associated project, we welcome the funding there this year but it will obviously not be enough for the upgrade.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: What about east Cork? I refer to the junctions on the national primary route from Cork.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: In the course of the Castlemartyr project, local roads will become rat-runs, as happened during the Killeagh project. I am surprised there were not serious accidents on those roads. Is it possible that in advance of the roadworks at Castlemartyr small local roads could be upgraded to cater for additional traffic because it is obvious that during the Castlemartyr roadworks slip roads will be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Kevin O'Keeffe: Will Mr. Nolan be asking for an open cheque book?