asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the date on which his Department received an application from the Kerry County Council for the making of an order in connection with the erection of a bridge at Blennerville, Tralee; and if he will indicate the cause of the delay in giving the County Council the necessary order.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Kerry Bridge Order.
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An application from the Kerry County Council for a bridge order providing for the erection of a new fixed bridge on the site of the old canal bridge at Blennerville was received in my Department on 11th March, 1959. This application has been examined in my Department. I have now asked the county council to submit a preliminary report under Section 46 of the Local Government Act, 1946. Further consideration of the council's application must await the submission of that report. An application for a bridge order involves a somewhat protracted statutory procedure, but no avoidable delay has occurred in dealing with this case.