Results 1-20 of 235 for cork speaker:Brendan Griffin

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (26 Jun 2014)

Brendan Griffin: 16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the possibility of building the new road from Kerry to Cork via Ballyvourney and Macroom to Ovens; if he recognises the economic need for this new road and that it would make Kerry far more attractive for foreign direct investment and tourism by cutting journey times from Cork, that it would provide opportunities...

Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (4 Dec 2013)

Brendan Griffin: ...date, but we want to see the project kept at the top of the agenda as vital regional infrastructure. From the Kerry perspective this project is hugely important, because the road linking Kerry and Cork is substandard. If we want to attract industry into the county, we have two main arteries connecting Kerry with other parts of the country. One is via Limerick and the other is via Cork....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Jun 2023)

Brendan Griffin: I raise with the Minister the issue of the N22 Cork-Kerry road. I congratulate the Cork team on its heroics last Saturday in ensuring Kerry's safe passage to the all-Ireland quarter-final. We Kerrymen want to become closer to Cork, and we have a fantastic piece of infrastructure in the Macroom bypass. The next section will open between Baile Bhuirne and Macroom very shortly, but the...

Topical Issue Debate: IDA Jobs Data (4 Nov 2015)

Brendan Griffin: ...here in person. I know he has a busy schedule today as always. I am very concerned with figures I obtained recently in respect of the number of people working in IDA-supported companies in the Cork and Kerry region. I am concerned about the breakdown of those figures and the number of such companies in the two counties. It is the largest regional division of the IDA, as I...

Topical Issues: Road Projects Status (28 May 2015)

Brendan Griffin: .... It needs to be seen as a priority on the national list. The economic benefits during the construction phase would be enormous. Like so many other parts of the country, counties Kerry and Cork have been hit by the recession, by the effects of the construction crash in particular. If the project were to progress, the construction jobs would be invaluable in the area and provide a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects (30 Nov 2023)

Brendan Griffin: ...the NDP because it is that important from a regional point of view. It is not even in my own constituency but it is very important for the south-west region and for the economic corridor between Cork city and Tralee. I know it is not a road the Minister would travel often but a hell of a lot of my constituents travel that road every day to work in Cork city. Cork is the main economic...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents Data (19 May 2015)

Brendan Griffin: 258. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fatalities and the number of serious non-fatal injuries on the N22 Cork-Kerry road, between Ovens and Ballyvourney in County Cork, since 1990; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19742/15]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wild Atlantic Way Project (3 Oct 2019)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. As soon as we know how much money will be allocated to west Cork in sports capital grants, he will be the first to know. We were going to give a lot more only for the Cork footballers improving so much this summer that they do not need as much any more.

Topical Issues: Road Projects Status (28 May 2015)

Brendan Griffin: ...Creed, who lives in Macroom, also views the project as a high priority. I ask the Minister to treat the project as a priority for capital investment because it is badly needed in counties Cork and Kerry. The economic benefits of improving the N22 would be far-reaching for both counties. Killarney is only 50 miles from Cork but it feels like 100 miles when one is driving along the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (23 Jun 2022)

Brendan Griffin: ...years. Therefore, I urge the Minister to keep up the efforts to try to ensure that any existing backlogs are cleared fully. I again ask the Minister to reconsider having a passport printer in Cork. For people in Dingle, Cahersiveen or Waterville, there is a big difference between going to Cork instead of Dublin to avail of the urgent rapid renewal one-day turnaround service. It...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Taoiseach for coming to Cork yesterday to open the final phase of the Baile Bhuirne to Baile Mhic Íre road improvement scheme. The entire section from Baile Bhuirne to the far side of Macroom has now been upgraded. It is a fantastic piece of infrastructure and one for which we campaigned for a very long time. However, in terms of the economic corridor between Tralee and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects (30 Nov 2023)

Brendan Griffin: The question concerns the N22, in particular the section of road between Macroom and Ballincollig on the Cork city side of the newly developed Macroom to Baile Bhuirne bypass. Will the Minister update the House on the progress on this project and whether it will be included in the review of the NDP? It is a vital part of the jigsaw in regard to the Cork to Tralee economic corridor and it is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects (30 Nov 2023)

Brendan Griffin: This question relates to the roads project from the Tralee side of Farranfore to the Cork side of Killarney. It is an important part of that Tralee-Cork corridor that we spoke about earlier. It is a highly dangerous section of road at present. It has high fatality figures as well. The Minister might update the House on recent statistics and projections by TII on what will happen if there...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (18 Sep 2014)

Brendan Griffin: ...interchange; his further views on the many benefits that the construction of this section of road would bring, including improving Kerry’s chances of outside investment, cutting journey times to Cork for all motorists, including commuters and patients attending CUH, opening up the Cork jobs market to Kerry residents, making Kerry more accessible for tourists, making the road safer...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 Oct 2023)

Brendan Griffin: ...overdue. It is a vital project, not just for the alleviation of traffic within the Killarney town area but also for regional connectivity, connecting our county town of Tralee safely to County Cork. There has been great progress made on the N22 between Ballyvourney-Macroom and on to Cork city but that section of connection from Tralee to Killarney is badly in need of upgrade. There...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (15 May 2013)

Brendan Griffin: ...and emigration problem, the unfavourable tax regime to attract FDI compared to our neighbours in County Limerick, the distortion of FDI performance figures for Kerry by being included with Cork, the poor road access to the county from Cork via the substandard Ovens to Ballyvourney road and from Limerick via delays at Adare, Newcastle West and Abbeyfeale; and if he will make a statement on...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Brendan Griffin: I want to bring up the issue of the N22 Cork to Kerry road. The Tánaiste was there when he was Taoiseach, just before Christmas, to open the Macroom bypass, which is fantastic infrastructure. The remaining section between Ballyvourney and Macroom should open in the not-too-distant future. I want to ask about the section from Macroom to Ovens and place it firmly on the agenda because...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Apr 2024)

Brendan Griffin: ...progress on giving notification to people about the upcoming expiration of their passports? Second, could we look again at the possibility of putting a one-day rapid renewal printing service in the Cork passport office? It is available in Dublin. It is a great service, but to avail of it in the southern part of the country in the Cork office involves a four-day turnaround.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport and Recreational Development (27 Jun 2017)

Brendan Griffin: ...of swimming pool allocations. There were three expressions of interest received for new pools, two of which were valid and both in Dublin. The Deputy should note that no request was received from Cork County Council for a new swimming pool in Midleton. There are four projects in the current programme and the priority in 2017 is on progressing these projects. Dunmanway Swimming Pool in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wild Atlantic Way Project (3 Oct 2019)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Senator. On the back of the review, a visitor experience development plan will be developed for the Haven Coast area in west Cork. This is a great opportunity for local communities to become involved in considering how that very special part of County Cork can put its best foot forward, how we can set out its unique selling points as a holiday destination and how we can improve...