Moyasta to be included in speed limit review

WEST Clare Fine Gael Councillor Gabriel Keating has been advised by Morgan Lahiff, executive engineer, Clare County Council that a biannual speed limit review, which is being undertaken by the local authority, will include a busy section of the road at Moyasta in West Clare.
“There were a number of fatalities on this section of road at Moyasta and it is a very dangerous junction. The local school, local public house and the West Clare Railway are all located at this particular section of the road and in the interest of safety, I raised this matter at our recent area local meeting,” Councillor Keating said.
“I have now been advised that that a biannual speed limit review is underway and that this section of the road at Moyasta will be put forward for consideration in light of recent events. During the public consultation process of this review, submissions will be invited from the general public and I would urge people who are concerned to send in submissions at that stage,” Councillor Keating added.
Meanwhile, Councillor Keating has expressed his disappointment with the response received from the Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith informing him that it is not feasible to provide information centres for farmers on mart days.
He raised this matter by way of a motion at a recent meeting of Clare County Council where he received unanimous support for his proposal, that following the closure of the Department of Agriculture office in Ennis, an information centre should be provided on mart days in Clare. An addendum to his motion also called on the Department of Agriculture and Food to introduce a system whereby farmers in Clare could access movement permits for cattle online or by fax.
“I am very disappointed at the response from Minister Smith to Clare County Council, particularly in light of the minister’s recent comments in the local media, which gave the clear impression that a special case could be made for Clare farmers,” Councillor Keating said.
“Clare farmers have been hugely inconvenienced as a result of the closure of the department’s office on the Kilrush Road and no effort is being made by Minister Smith to facilitate those farmers who now have to travel huge distances to Limerick, especially from West Clare to do their business,” he added.