I raise serious road safety issues on the N22 primary road leading into Killarney. I will start with an issue in Glenflesk village located on the N22. On dark Saturday nights, people attending a church located at the junction of the R570 and N22 must manoeuvre back and forth across a road that traffic may travel along at 100 km/h. I ask the Minister to take note of the points I raise and bring them speedily to the attention of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. I have been raising these issues in Kerry County Council since 2009. I tabled motions in the council and led deputations on this issue in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013 and since then, my daughter, Councillor Maura Healy-Rae, and other members of the council have tabled numerous other motions on this issue.

Recently, a lovely, beautiful young girl was tragically killed crossing the N22 at Glenflesk. Fr. George Hayes, the Garda, local people and people from neighbouring parishes are asking that the speed limit be reduced from 100 km/h to 60 km/h at Glenflesk. I do not have anything against people in Lissarda or County Cork in general but a 60 km/h limit applies on the same road at Lissarda.

Five fatalities have occurred at a dangerous bend at Rusheen Beg, which is down the road from Glenflesk. We ask that the camber of the road be examined to identify what is wrong at this location because there have been crashes and fatalities involving traffic travelling in both directions. We also ask that a crash barrier be erected at his point to prevent cars from crossing the verge where the two most recent fatalities occurred. We ask that a speed limit be applied on the stretch of road from Lissivigeen Roundabout to the bottom of Pike Hill. Tragedies, including one fatality and many serious injuries, have occurred at a junction on this stretch road of leading up to the lough.

We ask that rumble strips and public lighting be installed at Poll Gorm bridge, another junction on the Cork side of Glenflesk where many serious accidents have taken in place. My brother and I were nearly blown into oblivion one night when we were hit from behind because there is no lighting at this dark and dangerous junction.

The Deputy will have to slow down now.

There have also been several accidents, including one recent fatality at another junction on the N22 where the Lewis Road meets the bypass leaving Killarney.

The Deputy has overshot the runway.

This is a very serious issue.

I know it is serious.

All we are asking is for signs to be changed at these locations. Will the Government do that? It could not cost much to change the signs on both sides of these junctions. I ask the Government to do so.

I thank Deputy Healy-Rae for raising these road safety issues, which I am sure are extremely important. Unfortunately, I do not have access to briefing material on the detailed specifications of points on the N22 at which the Deputy wishes speed limits to be changed or junctions made safer. However, I will refer the issues to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. Allocations for road improvements have been made to local authorities, which have greater powers in respect of speed limits and other adjustments they may make to meet road safety needs. I will ask the Minister to ensure the relevant local authorities have access to advice on locations at which problems such as those the Deputy highlighted could be resolved if they do not currently have the powers to do so.

I regret that I am not able to give a detailed response to the mile-by-mile critique the Deputy has provided. I assure him, however, that I will pass on his concerns. I am sure that through his family members on Kerry County Council, there will be a facility for discussions to take place with adjoining local authorities to ensure concerns such as those the Deputy highlighted are properly aired in the relevant authority.

For poor Denise Crowley, a lovely girl, it is too late. I will tell the Minister what has been happening. When we tabled motions in Kerry County Council we were told that responsibility lay with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII. However, TII claims these matters are the responsibility of local authorities. I want the Government to intervene and make someone responsible for doing this necessary work. We do not want anyone else to be killed at these places.

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, talks a great deal about saving lives. He now has a chance to do something to save lives in our area. The people of Kerry and those who travel through the county are important to us. Something could be done and low cost safety measures could be introduced. It would not cost much to change road signs, which is what we are asking the Government to do.

A pedestrian crossing, with tiles and so on, has been installed at Glenflesk to cater for a blind person. Can the Minister imagine a blind person trying to cross a road on which traffic is moving at 100 km/h or more? It is ridiculous and something needs to be done about it, even if it is too late for many people.

While I have no doubt that something needs to be done, to suggest the solution to problems such as this are to be found in Kildare Street is not the way to handle these issues.

The Government has a Minister with responsibility for transport. He should come down to Kerry to look at these places because I am fed up with dealing with the issue.

Local authorities have powers in this area. They also have the power to meet the relevant national authorities if they wish. I do not imagine that Transport Infrastructure Ireland is refusing to meet local authorities to discuss their concerns. To suggest that every issue has to come to Kildare Street for a solution contradicts the approach to empowering local government the Deputy advocates.

The Minister should be fair. I have been asking about this issue for years.

Deputy Healy-Rae, please.

I am asking the Minister to meet representatives of Transport Infrastructure Ireland and the local authority. I am asking him to intervene.

Deputy Healy-Rae, you are normally behaved.

That is what I am asking for. We are elected to here by the people to raise these issues.

We will move on to the next question.