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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?

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

Kevin O'Keeffe: In Fermoy, the N73, from the town park boundary to the Church of Ireland has been cordoned off for safety reasons. I was led to believe 12 months ago that Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, would provide funding for the necessary works in that area. The bollards used to cordon off this area have been an eyesore for the last six-plus years and they are frustrating the efforts of people...

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

Kevin O'Keeffe: Is the operator on the M7 in Cork a concession?

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

Kevin O'Keeffe: One always uses local examples in regard to tolling. There is a fine motorway from Cork to Dublin with tolls on the M7 and the M8. However, there is uproar in Fermoy because of the non-usage of the motorway by people avoiding the toll. What relevant information can we present in that regard to people, communities and hauliers, many of whom, in fairness, acknowledge the cost benefit of...

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

Kevin O'Keeffe: I am not asking for the tolls to be abolished but for a study to be done to show that the users who pay tolls are saving money. There might not be direct savings but I want the indirect savings in terms of time, wear and tear and so on to be highlighted.

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

Kevin O'Keeffe: I appreciate that but that is not currently being acknowledged by some road users. Putting in a couple of hard speed ramps in Fermoy may be of assistance. I was last week contacted by hauliers who claimed that the axles of their lorries are being destroyed by ramps but that has not stopped them and they are still going through the town of Fermoy.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Heritage Council Expenditure (23 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 75. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to a proposal by the Heritage Council to reduce funding under the category of the Irish Walled Towns Network; if funding levels will be maintained and or extended; and if this funding will be accessible to all towns that are recognised by the Irish Walled Towns Network (details supplied). [2936/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Heritage Council Expenditure (23 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I congratulate the Minister on her appointment on her first time taking questions. Is the Minister aware of any proposal by the Heritage Council to reduce funding under the category of the Irish Walled Towns Network? Will she confirm that current funding levels will be maintained and extended and will she further confirm that this funding will be accessible to all towns that are...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Heritage Council Expenditure (23 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: I thank the Minister for her response. The first thing she should do when she leaves the Chamber is tell the Heritage Council to update its web page. According to its list, there are only 28 member towns in the Irish Walled Towns Network. To support the case of Buttevant, the heritage group is in its infancy. It was only formed in 2007, and the walled towns division was established in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (23 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 471. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to devise a mechanism once a preferred bidder is chosen by his Department for the roll-out of broadband under the national broadband plan for State-led intervention similar to that of the community involvement scheme whereby a small number of persons that may live on a particular road or area would...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (23 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 528. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the N20 Mallow relief road will be built independently of the M20 Cork to Limerick motorway from both an infrastructural and financial point of view further to the announcement made by his Department in respect of the enhanced roads investment following the capital review. [3034/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (18 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names of all persons approached to be appointed to the board of the Road Safety Authority of Ireland; and the persons who declined the offer. [2443/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (18 Jan 2018)

Kevin O'Keeffe: 268. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria for appointment to the board of the Road Safety Authority of Ireland. [2445/18]