Road safety legislation and roads
Tom Fleming asks for an update on the road traffic Bill and urgent action on dangerous, neglected roads, particularly the Killarney–Farranfore route. The Tánaiste expects the Bill later this year.
Could the Tánaiste provide an update on the road traffic Bill to provide for road safety and related matters, which I believe is a priority matter at this stage because many of the proposed new road construction projects and the realignment of national roads have been abandoned? For that reason, significant road safety issues arise in terms of such roads currently. Work on the Killarney to Farranfore road has been put on the back burner. Could the Government take a serious look at such roads that have been neglected and give rise to safety concerns? In particular, there have been serious accidents-----
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-----and a number of casualties have resulted. A total of 12 people were involved.
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The Road Safety Authority and the National Roads Authority should be asked to promptly investigate the current condition of the road to which I referred as it is a death trap.