The N22 Farranfore to Killarney project is long awaited and long overdue. It is a vital project, not just for the alleviation of traffic within the Killarney town area but also for regional connectivity, connecting our county town of Tralee safely to County Cork. There has been great progress made on the N22 between Ballyvourney-Macroom and on to Cork city but that section of connection from Tralee to Killarney is badly in need of upgrade. There seems to be an ideological allergy to tarmacadam in certain parts of the Department of Transport at present. We need to see these vital projects built. We know they are needed for the future. Can we please get on with it and stop the messing around where these projects are being delayed? It is costing lives as well. These are dangerous roads at present.

We need to continue to invest in road access to and from County Kerry not just because it is such an important tourism county but also because it is increasingly attracting investment from overseas. There has been a lot of investment in recent years. I look forward to formally opening the Macroom-Ballyvourney bypass in a few weeks' time which will improve access to Kerry considerably, and also we are keen to get progress on the Adare bypass very soon, which will be of benefit to people in Kerry as well. In terms of Farranfore, I think some additional funding is required to move that project along, which is important. That will form part of the capital ceilings. They are not in negotiation for the budget but they are ones we will have to look at in the next few weeks.