I thank the Minister for his engagement on this, including with Councillor Máirín McGrath and me, and with Deputy Murphy from Tipperary South. This project has got so far. It is small money in the overall context to keep it alive and to have it progressed from the stage it is at now. This very important route goes from Waterford to Rosslare right up to Foynes, including all the towns and villages in counties Tipperary, Kilkenny and Port Láirge it passes through. I support my colleagues. Deputy Cullinane was speaking about my parish when he mentioned the national school in Contae Phort Láirge. Traffic calming is badly needed there. It is an excellent school with excellent students. I am glad that the Deputy knows where it is.
Sentiment score: 0.32
105. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Tipperary town bypass; if the bypass can be fast-tracked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8898/25]
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Ar an gcéad dul síos, déanaim comhghairdeas leis an Aire, an Teachta O’Brien, agus an Aire Stáit, an Teachta Canney. Gabhaim buíochas leo as labhairt liom faoi bhóithre Thiobraid Árann. I ask both of them, but particularly the Minister, for an update on the Tipperary town bypass. Can it be fast-tracked because people have literally been waiting for it for decades? We were a long way down the road with the N24 back 15 years ago and now we are at it again. We would love to see the bypass included as part of the footprint of the new N24.
Sentiment score: 0.11
I thank the Minister for his very in-depth reply. It is a long way to Tipperary and I hope one of his first visits will be to Tipperary town to note the anguish, trauma, noise and pollution that are experienced daily owing to hundreds of trucks travelling bumper to bumper. The people of Tipperary town are wonderful. Some years ago, 5,000 of them took to the streets with March4Tipp, along with Jobs4Tipp and County Tipperary Chamber. Tá siad ar fad ag lorg an bhóthair nua. We need it. The people need the infrastructure. This is the main thoroughfare from Rosslare Port to the Port of Foynes. As the Minister said, we are going to bypass Bansha, Monard and Limerick Junction in County Tipperary and Oola in County Limerick. It is a vital project. Before TII was dreamt of or conceived, we in Tipperary had form. We built the Cashel bypass on the footprint of the N8. We linked up afterwards when the funding came along. We have the model and it is a no-brainer to do this section and bypass the town. It is such a necessity.
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Tá spiorad iontach ag na daoine in Tipperary, daoine óga agus daoine aosta. It is a wonderful town with wonderful people. It has got many knocks over the years but there are many community and voluntary associations in the town. I could name them. They include Knockanrawley Resource Centre, the Canon Hayes Recreation Centre and the MooreHaven Centre. There are also sporting clubs, which is huge. All the people want is to get the heavy traffic amach as an mbaile, out of the town, and let normal traffic and normal commerce take place. Let the people work, live and play in the town. Is mór an t-áthas atá orm chun an bypass sin a fháil ar son na ndaoine i dTiobraid Árann. We must look at this model. As I said, it was done. I happened to be the Cathaoirleach of a county council the day the Cashel bypass opened. We did that on the footprint of the N8. We came along with the M8 and linked both sections of it, and away we went. Cashel has the bypass. Clonmel has a bypass. It is overutilised now and cannot cope. Tipperary town badly needs a bypass for industry, business and social activities, and for the people to live healthy and happy lives.
Sentiment score: 0.11