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Seanad: National Social Enterprise Policy: Statements (1 Oct 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: They are in Ballina, Tipperary, Cork, Wexford and Cavan. It is just fantastic. I do not say this to be patronising, but it gives me hope, warms me and motivates me because they are risk-takers outside their comfort zone in many cases, but they are committed, dedicated, passionate and driving each other on and challenging us to continue to do better. I do not come to this job in terms of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Can the Deputy tell us which tractors?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I want to get the details of the tractor the Deputy is referring to because that would be a fair old tractor no matter where you are coming from. Without being flippant, the Deputy is right. The Connecting Ireland rural mobility plan is important. As he knows, the Government is very much committed to rural Ireland. This year's all-island strategic rail review made 33 strategic...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy Lawless and remind him that the Government has invested €84 million in the rural transport programme. Some €116 million has been allocated to regular rural services. In addition, €40 million has been allocated to new services including new town services under Connecting Ireland and BusConnects. There has been success in rural transport. Some 70% of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy Lawless for raising the importance of rail and bus connectivity in County Mayo. As Minister of State at the Department with responsibility for rural transport, I am delighted to say we have seen considerable investment in services throughout the country under the Connecting Ireland rural mobility plan. In County Mayo especially, funding has gone up by 56% over the past two...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Network (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Deputy for the question and his ongoing advocacy on the need for the N20-M20 Cork-Limerick motorway. He and I share an urgent need to have this road completed. I wish he and I were not in the House again discussing this. It is a project of gargantuan importance. As Members will know, it involves 80 km of refurbishment and, at its core, the project will address many of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Network (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I agree with Deputy Burke that, despite the challenges outlined, the growth necessitates that this road be expedited. The Minister, Deputy O'Brien, and the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, and I in the Department of Transport, working with An Taoiseach and other members of Government, will do our damnedest to expedite the project delivery for this road. I fully concur with Deputy Burke. I...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Network (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: On the Ryder Cup, I congratulate the European team, including Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry. Deputy Burke is right. We are committed to the Adare piece, but the Cork to Limerick part is equally important. I am confident that-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Network (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I am not sure we will get there for the Ryder Cup, but it needs to be-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Network (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Gabh mo leithscéal.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy O'Flynn for this very important question, and for his commitment to the people of Mallow. I look forward to working with him because we both share a desire to see the town of Mallow continue to flourish and develop. As he is aware, the National Transport Authority's Local Link and rural transport programme is, in the case of Cork, managed and administered in Cork by the Local...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I look forward to working further with the Deputy to alleviate the traffic gridlock.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I look forward to coming to visit Mallow. Deputy Colm Burke, who is sitting behind me, has also asked me to go there. I look forward to meeting with Deputy O'Flynn in Mallow. I visited Mallow recently.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Perhaps the Deputy was not there. There is an issue in the centre of Mallow and going from A to B. There is traffic gridlock going to the roundabout heading towards the Killarney Road, coming from Fermoy, which requires a lot of patience and persistence by motorists and cyclists alike. However, let us look at what the Government has done in the town of Mallow in terms of the frequency of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Perhaps he can bring me to the particular spots where he thinks there should be bus stops as well.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: The line Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, and the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, and I have €92 million more for roads this year and I hope we will have more next year in the budget. There is a real need for this funding. Deputy Colm Burke has a question on the Cork to Limerick motorway. We need that motorway. All of us who travel that road know that is the case from an...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I look forward to working with all Members. Deputy O'Flynn referred to other Members of the House. We should bring them on a journey.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I assure Deputy Ward that the Department, the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, the Minister, Deputy Darragh O’Brien, and I are aware of the needs of Donegal, which I visited in July. It is not correct that the Government has not invested in transport in Donegal. I referenced the Local Link service. We can see the phenomenal investment and growth in that service. I fully...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I do not want to get into a political back and forth with Deputy Ward because I respect where he is coming from. However, if we look at the Local Link service in Donegal and talk to the TCU manager there, Fionnuala O'Shea, we see the investment in the 966, 959, 957, 954, 952 and 953 routes. People are using Local Link. If the Government had turned its back on Donegal and was not investing...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Investigations (30 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.