Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae has called on the Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan to invest in roads around Ireland. Deputy Healy-Rae says €630 million needs to be spent each year on the upkeep of our regional and local road network. Speaking in the Dáil, the independent TD said Killarney needs what he called a bypass […]
Two Kerry politicians have written to Minister for Justice seeking a virtual meeting to urgently discuss proposals to relocate Tralee courthouse.
Independent TD Michael Healy Rae and Independent councillor for the Tralee Municipal District Sam Locke have sought the meeting.
They brand the proposals an example of not listening to people.
The Court Service is proposing to develop a new courthouse on the former Denny site in the town.
This site was gifted to the people of Tralee by Kerry Group, which operated the Denny bacon factory there until 2008.
Both Deputy Michael Healy Rae and councillor Sam Locke have written to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee seeking a meeting, via video call, to urgently discuss these proposals.
However,
Scrapping of graduated speeding fines will undoubtedly cost lives - Shane Ross
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The Hard Shoulder this evening, Mr Ross said the decision was very disappointing – and insisted that the aim of the legislation was, “simply and solely to save lives.”
“All the statistics we saw over several years was that speeding was the main cause of deaths on Irish roads – particularly rural roads – so, I am very sorry to see this happening,” he said.
“I fought long and hard in Cabinet to get this measure through and there was a large amount of resistance to it – particularly from Fine Gael.