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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.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding VAT rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3631/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: 127. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a farm payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3558/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (24 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: 163. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3542/18]

Reception Conditions Directive: Motion (23 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: The first thing I would say to the Minister is that I do not blame him one iota for this situation. He inherited the situation in which he finds himself. I am horrified at the way these people have had to live over many years but I certainly do not lay the blame for that at the Minister's door. I would not do that but I would say there is no point in looking backwards. We have to look...

Order of Business (23 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: My question is on reducing waiting lists for X-rays. For the past 25 years, chiropractors have been able to refer patients to private hospitals or take X-rays in-house. On 6 February, the Minister, Deputy Harris, is due to sign into law an EU directive that will see this right taken away from them. Surely this is nonsensical as it will result in a massive surge on the waiting list for...

Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister, Deputy Ring, knows better than anyone that agreeing to announce the level of funding in the year will make an awful difference to our local authorities. I cannot let the opportunity go without praising our own local authority, Kerry County Council, the management engineers, its area engineers and its senior executive engineers, who work diligently. I praise every one of the...

Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: We will spend it too.

Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2018)

Michael Healy-Rae: This is directed at the Taoiseach and the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Ring, in particular. They will be aware that no funding was available for local improvement scheme roads from 2011 to 2016. I always would be of the contention that the most important stretch of road in the country for a person living in a rural area is the stretch from his or her own house to the...