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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: Exactly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: And TII was worried about its own plans for its own service station.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: Yes, to the question of funding - inadequate funding for our roads.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: The road is the R556 regional road from Tralee to Ballyduff. The section of road from Ballinclogher Cross to Abbeydorney is built on a bog rampart, which has number of undulations. Minor works have been carried out over the past five years, most recently in 2014, to the worst section of the road. A full reconstruction is required to adequately improve the poor riding quality and thus...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: That is that section of road but there are others that I highlighted that are and issues such as safety issues as I highlighted in Glenflesk and at Poulgorm, the Ring of Kerry road and the Macroom bypass, they are all issues for TII.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: Also, the very serious situation where the R569 meets the N22 at Poulgorm cross.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: Yes. I appreciate what Mr. Maher said. TII is trying to reduce the number of lights. If it takes them down somewhere else, it can give them to us there because that would save an awful lot of accidents.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: Just to tell how serious it is there - all jokes aside - coming from Cork or going from Killarney at night time, because the junction is not lit, a great number of local people actually pass their own crossroads. They come upon the latter and have gone by before they realise it. An amount of accidents have happened there. Senior executive engineers and excellent people working for Kerry...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: He would be travelling that road an awful lot as well to visit his relations. He knows exactly what I am talking about and could back up the arguments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: Yes, and we have welcomed that funding very much. We are like the boy going up with the empty bowl for more porridge. The reason we are putting in our say for more funding now is because we appreciate what is coming this year. We will spend it well and will not waste it. It will be put to good use. But we will need sustained funding over next year and the year after to bring us up to an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: It is not all negative by any means. I want to put on record my thanks and gratitude to TII and the NRA for every euro that has come to Kerry in the past. We appreciate it very much but it is my job to fight for more and that is important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: We might advance that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: I will put on record that excellent progress has been made so far. The land has been purchased, the contract was awarded and the fencing has been erected. The carriageway is there and the work just needs to be done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: Whatever is done, do not let snails or anything hold us up. We do not want any hold-ups. All we want to do is drive on and put the road in place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: We already have a Healy Pass in Kerry.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: John Downing and Laura Larkin reported today on the fix with the pension crisis where pensioners have been denied up to €40 per week. That will be positive for women but, unfortunately, it is reported that approximately 15,000 men, 37% of those affected, will be left behind because they will not come under the umbrella of this fix.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority (25 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: 86. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a licence renewal application (details supplied) is not available in Irish online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3754/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (25 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: 88. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3737/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (25 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: 121. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3701/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pensions (25 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: 131. To ask the Minister for Health if a matter (details supplied) regarding the State pension age will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3732/18]