George Lawlor Highlights 'Lunar' Damage to Wexford Rural Roads
George Lawlor raised concerns about the condition of rural roads in County Wexford, calling for extra special allocations to repair severe damage. He said recent weather and flooding have left roads in an appalling state and warned Wexford County Council faces funding shortfalls for recovery.
Road conditions in County Wexford
He travelled some of the rural roads in Wexford and described them as being in an appalling condition, saying they were 'like lunar landscapes' because of the extent of damage. He emphasised the impact on rural residents who suffer year in, year out and are particularly affected now.
Request for extra funding
He urged that extra provision be provided to bring the rural roads back to a good standard, arguing that special, extra special allocations are needed to address the current level of damage. He framed the request as an obligation owed to people in rural areas.
Local authority concerns and weather damage
He reported meeting officials from Wexford County Council who expressed worry about the allocation of money available to them given the recent weather damage over the past number of weeks. He attributed a large part of the road damage to recent flooding.
Department of Transport response
A reply in the debate noted there is contingency funding within the Department of Transport for roads damaged by flooding. The Department told local authorities to get on with repairing the flood-damaged roads and said those repairs will be covered.
Transcript ending and procedural remarks
The record closes with repeated interjections of 'Deputy Lawless' and some garbled remarks at the end of the excerpt, indicating interruptions and a lack of clear concluding remarks in this portion of the debate.
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Taoiseach, I'd like to raise similar to my colleague from Wicklow-Wexford the issue of the condition of roads in County Wexford. I travelled some of the rural roads in Wexford over the weekend and quite frankly they are in an appalling condition. And as you know, I don't have to tell you that Wexford's suffered an enormous amount of weather damage over the past number of weeks. But the roads were in a very, very poor condition. I recently met with officials from Wexford County Council and they were quite worried about the allocation of money that would come before them given the level of damage. Can I ask that extra provision be provided to bring the roads to somewhat of a good standard, the rural roads in particular. They're like lunar landscapes such as the level of damage. And we owe it to the people, particularly in rural areas, who are suffering year in year out but are really suffering now as a result of the condition of the roads. We really, really need special, extra special allocations to this. Thank you, Tisha. There was always contingency funding within the Department of Transport in terms of damaged roads as a result of flooding. A lot of damage as a result of the recent storm, or sorry, the recent flooding. And we've made it very clear through the Department of Transport to say to the local authorities, get on with doing the roads that have been damaged, specifically by the flooding. Just don't be hanging around, get them done and they will be covered. Deputy Lawless. Deputy Lawless. Deputy Lawless. Deputy Lawless. Deputy Lawless. Deputy Lawless. You know, the swimming pool is just a lot of damage. It's a year they are, and they go down rather than other cars. Ahem, anyway, have not been able to change all vino, Germany through the пох Verm sochil, Germany's movements, and older men are not suitable for便. It's a nice time to look at it very well.
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