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Dáil
‹ An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

Midleton old engine site road

Summary

David Stanton asked that road upgrades near the old engine site in Midleton be restarted so the long-idle serviced land could be developed. The Taoiseach said he did not disagree but funding and infrastructure constraints remained.

The Taoiseach will probably have passed the old engine site near Midleton on his visit to the town recently. There are 56 ha of highly serviced land lying idle for the past 12 years. It cannot be used because the road outside needs a major upgrade, which was planned but has been stalled. Thousands of houses were also planned for the area and the road is quite dangerous. Will the Government revisit this issue to see if the upgrading of this project can be restarted?

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I have memories of that site. Ultimately, Amgen was not in a position to locate there. In the first instance, it is a very valuable site that will ultimately land a significant project. In turn, it will become a catalyst for acceleration. The Deputy is asking that the road be done now and have it approved and upgraded. I do not disagree with him but there are constraints on the funding, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, and all of that. Nonetheless, I do not disagree with anything he said and I take his point.

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