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‹ An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

Listry Bridge repair

Summary

Danny Healy-Rae sought funding to upgrade the century-old Listry Bridge, which he said is now only single-lane and unsafe for local traffic. The Taoiseach said it was likely a county council matter but promised to look into it and see where the files stand.

Listry Bridge is on the regional road from Killarney to Milltown, Castlemaine and Dingle. It services all of mid-Kerry. It was built more than 200 years ago.

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What is the name of the bridge?

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Listry Bridge. It was built more than 200 years ago for horses and cars. It is now only able to carry single-lane traffic. Indeed, Deputy Griffin goes over this bridge. I do not know whether he knows the name of it or not. It is very unfair on all the people of mid-Kerry, and on Deputy Griffin, that the bridge is reduced to a single lane. There are plans on file somewhere-----

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I thank the Deputy.

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-----detailing the need for this bridge. I ask the Taoiseach to dust down the files and provide money to make a proper bridge out of it.

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The Deputy's concern for Deputy Griffin is most moving and touching.

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It is indeed. In fairness to Deputy Griffin, we should do everything we possibly can to identify the issues here. I presume it is a matter for the county council.

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The county council is in charge of it but the money has to come from here.

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The Deputy has great access to the county council. Surely-----

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Johnny and Maura and Jack Healy-Rae have it raised.

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Given the enormous capacity the Deputy has as a public representative, I would have thought he would have persuaded the council at this stage to get it done. Anyway, we will dust down the digital files and see where the bridge is.

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Good stuff.

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There are quite a number of projects like that across the country that need to be done, so we will see what the story is.

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