new motorway? E55 million?

Graces7 · 02-05-2014 10:21AM #1

caught something on the news here yday, or was it a mirage...thought ireland was broke...all to save 20 mins on a journey:rolleyes:

Tefral · 02-05-2014 10:24AM

Graces7 wrote: »

caught something on the news here yday, or was it a mirage...thought ireland was broke...all to save 20 mins on a journey:rolleyes:

Its not just about the time you save though. Motorways are statistically safer to travel on, so if it save a few lives over the years its been worth it IMO.

Gmol · 02-05-2014 10:25AM

You post a story that you may or may not have imagined but that's all ok cos the raised eyebrow smilie is at the end
carry on

Graces7 · 02-05-2014 10:26AM

cronin_j wrote: »

Its not just about the time you save though. Motorways are statistically safer to travel on, so if it save a few lives over the years its been worth it IMO.

55 million! on a road when health service cuts are probably causing deaths and certainly suffering...

danniemcq · 02-05-2014 10:28AM

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/550m-toll-free-motorway-to-be-built-between-gort-and-tuam-629237.html

Links are awful handy.

And it will save more than 20 mins at times as i have been stuck on a bus for 2 hours outside Clairegalway before, horrible bottleneck that I can only imagine will get worse and worse.

Also make the route safer and less heavy traffic through towns.

TimeToShine · 02-05-2014 10:31AM

Graces7 wrote: »

55 million! on a road when health service cuts are probably causing deaths and certainly suffering...

550 million actually. Does that infuriate you?

Duiske · 02-05-2014 10:32AM

Graces7 wrote: »

55 million! on a road when health service cuts are probably causing deaths and certainly suffering...

Only new motorway I've heard mentioned recently is the one in Galway, think it bypasse's Tuam. And the cost is €550m. This one.

Graces7 · 02-05-2014 10:34AM

Duiske wrote: »

Only new motorway I've heard mentioned recently is the one in Galway, think it bypasse's Tuam. And the cost is €550m.

working one handed on an aged machine with miminal connection speed so it nice when folk are kind like this

comongethappy · 02-05-2014 10:36AM

What is the point in dismissing every cent of government expenditure with the tired "how many hospital beds" logic.

Duiske · 02-05-2014 10:37AM

TimeToShine wrote: »

550 million actually. Does that infuriate you?

Infuriometer readings have just increased by a factor of 10. She's gonna blow, Captain.

Valetta · 02-05-2014 10:42AM

Roads are good.

It's capital expenditure so cannot be compared to hospital beds, which are closed due to a lack of funds for current expenditure.

The Backwards Man · 02-05-2014 10:45AM

If you were in distress two kilometres from the lights at Claregalway at 8am on a weekday morning and urgently needed to get to UHG, 550million might start to seem a whole lot cheaper.

Riskymove · 02-05-2014 10:45AM

Valetta wrote: »

Roads are good.

It's capital expenditure so cannot be compared to hospital beds, which are closed due to a lack of funds for current expenditure.

also the project is aprt of the Stimulus Package a large amout of the funding comes from investment like the European Investment Bank etc

02-05-2014 10:45AM

Maybe it'll help get people to hospital quicker and save their life.

*nods*

Brendan Flowers · 02-05-2014 10:46AM

Graces7, I think you forgot to mention in your OP the number of jobs this project will create...

02-05-2014 10:47AM

Brendan Flowers wrote: »

Graces7, I think you forgot to mention in your OP the number of jobs this project will create...

her computer is old goddammit :rolleyes:

SEPT 23 1989 · 02-05-2014 10:49AM

The one decent legacy of the boom was the new roads

Sir Arthur Daley · 02-05-2014 10:49AM

Will there be a toll on this new motorway?

Graces7 · 02-05-2014 10:50AM

Brendan Flowers wrote: »

Graces7, I think you forgot to mention in your OP the number of jobs this project will create...

not at all...my point was that everyone i claiming poverty in ireland and then this splurge...not infuriated just if there is so much money flying around

credibility is stretched. again

Graces7 · 02-05-2014 10:50AM

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Will there be a toll on this new motorway?

they say no.

comongethappy · 02-05-2014 10:51AM

Graces7 wrote: »

not at all...my point was that everyone i claiming poverty in ireland and then this splurge...not infuriated just if there is so much money flying around

credibility is stretched. again

Is "everyone" the government?

02-05-2014 10:52AM

Graces7 wrote: »

not at all...my point was that everyone i claiming poverty in ireland and then this splurge...not infuriated just if there is so much money flying around

credibility is stretched. again

I'm not claiming poverty.

I'm glad to see my taxes going toward infrastructure.

Graces7 · 02-05-2014 10:52AM

comongethappy wrote: »

What is the point in dismissing every cent of government expenditure with the tired "how many hospital beds" logic.

hardly cents and if you were waiting months for a bed...

humanji · 02-05-2014 10:52AM

If we shut down the health system completely, the sick will die off and we'll save enough to tarmac the entire country. It'll make travelling around so much easier. And there'll be plenty of parking too.

SouthTippBass · 02-05-2014 10:56AM

Gmol wrote: »

You post a story that you may or may not have imagined but that's all ok cos the raised eyebrow smilie is at the end
carry on

That's the roll eyes smilie.

Graces7 · 02-05-2014 10:56AM

over and out on this thread from me as clearly seeing why ireland in in the toilet...for the elucidation....the whole thing is hypocritical and obscene

REXER · 02-05-2014 10:57AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Maybe it'll help get people to hospital quicker and save their life.

*nods*

Or possibly hasten their demise?

awec · 02-05-2014 10:58AM

comongethappy wrote: »

What is the point in dismissing every cent of government expenditure with the tired "how many hospital beds" logic.

There is none.

Healthcare is a financial black hole. No matter how much money you throw at it will never be enough. Healthcare also happens to be one of those things people think about emotionally rather than objectively.

You have to draw a line somewhere.

Fratton Fred · 02-05-2014 10:58AM

Much better idea than spending €35million on a library.

TwoShedsJackson · 02-05-2014 10:58AM

It's not just one person being saved 20 minutes though, it's most everyone - it adds up, and also reduces the risks of fatalities etc. Anyway, shouldn't you be ranting about your landlord or something?? I hope they put this motorway through your back garden.

topper75 · 02-05-2014 10:59AM

Yeah you are right Graces7 in that there is money available that they are not broadcasting. However they ought not be wasteful. Motorways in the right places (anyone who lives in the west will tell you this one definitely is) are platforms for growth and efficiency. I'm happy to see money going on this, or even see us borrow for this. Motorway network to date has been excessively radial. Our 2nd,3rd, and 4th cities need an interconnect worthy of a progressive economy.

The health thing on the other hand - it already forms the bulk of public spending. The priority has to be reform (consultants' silly pay, excess admin/health worker ratio, etc.) before throwing more money at it to tackle the trollley in corridor issues.

new motorway? E55 million?

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