Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 10 May 1979

Vol. 314 No. 3

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - By-Pass Road Proposals.

17.

Mr. Quinn

asked the Minister for the Environment to indicate the number of provincial towns located on the national primary route system which have current proposals for a by-pass; if he will indicate the following information in relation to each named town; the length of the proposed by-pass, the estimated cost of the by-pass, the length of time required to construct the by-pass, the approximate level of employment which will be created during the construction of the by-pass and the present state of outline or design proposals for each by-pass in question.

Mr. Barrett

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

Town	Length of proposed by-pass (approximate) Km.	Estimated cost of by-pass £ millions	Length of time required to construct by-pass (approximate)	Approximate level of employment which will be created during construction of by-pass	Present state of outline or design proposals
Athlone	7.65	7.0	6 years	not known	Alternative lines for by-pass being considered.
Arklow	6.4	1.7	3 years	not known	Outline plans prepared. Investigations regarding proposed bridge being undertaken by road authority.
Ballinasloe	not known	not known	not known	not known	By-pass route under consideration by road authority.
Birdhill	1.0	not known	not known	not known	Outline plans prepared. Road authority carrying out further examination of route.
Carlow
1st leg (Pollerton—Tullow Road)	0.78	0.135	2 years	not known	Under construction—scheduled for completion 1979.
2nd leg (Extension of N80)	0.88	0.353	3 years	not known	Plans approved and most of the necessary land is on the Council ownership.
Carrick-on-Shannon	not known	not known	not known	not known	Alternative lines for by-pass being considered.
Castleisland	3.0	0.6	2 years	not known	Preliminary design under consideration by road authority.
Collooney/Strandhill	not known	not known	not known	not known	By-pass route under consideration by road authority.
Dungarvan	3.3	not known	not known	not known	Line of proposed by-pass being considered.
Dunleer	not known	not known	not known	not known	Alternative lines for by-pass being examined.
Ennis	not known	not known	not known	not known	Survey being carried out by road authority to determine line of by-pass.
Galway (Corrib Bridge & Approaches)	1.6	2.25	3 years	not known	Application for Bridge order being processed.
Kilkenny	2.4	1.5	3 years	not known	Design in progress.
Killarney	3.0	0.5	2 years	not known	Preliminary design under consideration by road authority.
Leighlinbridge	not known	not known	not known	not known	Decision on by-pass line deferred pending determination of site of new bridge. Council asked to carry out soil investigations.
Letterkenny	0.6	0.150	3 years	not known	Under construction. Completion expected in 1979.
Lifford (Stranbane/Pluck)	0.61	0.160	2 years	not known	”
Limerick (Inner Ring Road)	1.2	0.75	2 years	not known	Part construction in progress. Railway overbridge being designed.
Longford	not known	not known	not known	not known	Alternative lines for by-pass under examination by road authority.
Mullingar	5.6	1.2	4 years	not known	Design work in progress.
Midleton	4.0	0.8	3 years	not known	”
Naas	8.0	6.0	4 years	not known	Report of public local inquiry into Motorway Scheme being considered.
Navan	2.40	0.8	4 years	not known	C.P.O. Inquiry concluded on 24 April 1979 and Inspector's report awaited.
Nenagh	not known	not known	not known	not known	By-pass route under examination by road authority.
New Ross	3.41	0.273	3 years	not known	Under construction (Completion expected 1980).
Newtownmountkennedy	not known	not known	not known	not known	Alternative lines for by-pass being considered.
Oranmore	3.0	0.6	2 years	not known	Preliminary design under consideration by road authority.
Roscrea	2.5	not known	not known	not known	Line of proposed by-pass being examined.
Thurles	2.8	not known	not known	not known	”
Wexford	9.1	1.78	5 years	not known	Part designed and land acquired—remainder being designed.

Mr. Keating

Would the Minister tell the House the number of towns?

Mr. Barrett

There are five pages in the statement which deals with each town. There are approximately 30.

An Ceann Comhairle

If a Minister is circulating a statement with the Official Report that should be sufficient without the House being held up answering questions about the contents of such statements.