An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Seanad Éireann — 2026-01-20
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Manus Boyle (FG), Nominated by the Taoiseach

I wish to send my condolences to the McCahill family in Ardara on the sad loss of Stephen. Many of us had known Stephen for years.
He was Mr. Donegal in 2000 and Donegal Person of the Year 2016. He will be a sad loss to the whole community in the county.
I want to talk about Keelogs National school in Inver, County Donegal, which is located beside the N56 - the main road to both Donegal town and Killybegs. A great deal of heavy traffic uses that road, which is also part of the Wild Atlantic Way. The speed of some of the vehicles along the section of road adjacent to the school is, to be honest, frightening. Parents and staff are very concerned that there is a risk of a serious accident at morning drop-off and evening pick-up times at the junction where people turn off the N56 to enter the school. There was a near miss there after Christmas, which got people really concerned. I ask that Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, be requested to carry out a traffic survey at that junction at both drop-off and pick-up times. A serious accident is going to occur there before something is done. We really need TII to step up and carry out a survey during the period 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., and at 3 p.m. Our children should be safe going to and coming home from school. In fact, all road users should be safe. Perhaps a sign or something of that nature could be put up at the junction, but TII really needs to take an in-depth look at it at the times to which I refer.

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Sitting date: 2026-01-20