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- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (4 Jul 2024)
Road Projects
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (4 Jul 2024)
Mattie McGrath: 3. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the N24 upgrade from both Waterford to Cahir and Cahir to Limerick Junction; and if he will commit to progressing the project to the next stage before the end of the 33rd Dáil. [28997/24]
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (4 Jul 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Will the Minister give an update on the N24? It will be a very important link between Limerick and Waterford, with a great impact on industry and business and the lives of people in the towns and villages along the route as well as those obtaining planning permission for various developments. There are ongoing delays and I ask the Minister for an update.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (4 Jul 2024)
Eamon Ryan: I thank the Deputy for his question. Approximately €411 million of Exchequer capital funds have been provided for national roads through TII to local authorities in 2024. These allocations were announced by the Department of Transport and TII on 22 February 2024. With regard to the N24 Cahir to Limerick Junction scheme, I am pleased to confirm that €650,000 was...
- Prelude (4 Jul 2024)
- Prelude (4 Jul 2024)
Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh) i gceannas ar 9.00 a.m.
- Prelude (4 Jul 2024)
Prayer and Reflection.
- Prelude (4 Jul 2024)
Paidir agus Machnamh.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (4 Jul 2024)
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (4 Jul 2024)
Road Safety
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (4 Jul 2024)
Martin Kenny: 1. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on his Department’s work on road safety, including road maintenance, to tackle the continuing rise in road fatalities. [28968/24]
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (4 Jul 2024)
Martin Kenny: I wish to ask for an update on the Department's budget for road safety, in particular road maintenance, to deal with the issue of fatalities and people getting hurt on our roads in accidents over the past while. There has been a lull in the numbers in recent weeks, in that we thankfully have not had as many fatalities, but a large number of people have just lost their lives on our roads over...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (4 Jul 2024)
James Lawless: I look forward to working with the Deputy in this brief. His is Sinn Féin's spokesperson on transport and I know from the justice committee, where we worked together well, that he will be diligent in that regard. I look forward to continuing that relationship now that we are both in new roles. I extend my sympathies to the families of those who sadly lost their lives over last...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (4 Jul 2024)
Martin Kenny: I welcome the Minister of State to his new role and look forward to working with him. He and I get on well on a personal level, but where this matter is concerned, there are issues with policy and the fact that, in my view and that of many others, the Government’s commitment to provide the safety measures we need on our roads has not been followed through on adequately. The...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (4 Jul 2024)
James Lawless: I hear what the Deputy is saying. He stated that local authorities could not get funding from the Government. I want to hear about that if it is the case. I am surprised to hear it, as there has been a significant allocation. Some €658 million was allocated in the past year, 90% of which was directed towards maintenance and renewal work. That allocation was a €32 million...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (4 Jul 2024)
Martin Kenny: Roads policing of 30 minutes is a red herring. I have spoken to many gardaí and they do that anyway. It is not something they needed to be instructed to do and it does not achieve anything additional. It is simply about the Commissioner and Department being able to tick a box. When I looked at the 2024 budget when it was announced last year, I saw a cut of €150 million from...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (4 Jul 2024)
James Lawless: I listened with interest to and take on board the Deputy's comments. I am not sure it is entirely fair to suggest that local authorities are saying they cannot get works done. A staggered approach is taken and it is not just a case of being given the money and tar to fix a road. Rather, what is the collision data, what are the risks and what is the opinion of the local engineer, who is...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (4 Jul 2024)
Martin Kenny: All the money is being spent on scoping exercises.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (4 Jul 2024)
James Lawless: That is exactly what we would want to see. The Deputy mentioned interagency co-operation. A strong example of that was the recent implementation of an initiative by my predecessor, the Minister, Deputy Chambers, who signed a ministerial order on 21 June just before leaving this role to allow the sharing of collision data between agencies. Now, the Garda and the Road Safety Authority,...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)
Public Transport