Following news that approval has been granted for the construction of 469 houses on St Joseph’s Road, Mallow-based Labour Party TD, Eoghan Kenny has called on Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to provide the people of Mallow and North Cork with a firm commitment to build the Mallow Relief Road.
Deputy Kenny said, “I welcome the fact that housing developments of this nature are being built in Mallow. I do firmly believe that these new housing developments should act as a precursor for the building of the Mallow Relief Road.
“There are genuine concerns being raised by residents within the general locality, where we are seeing large residential developments, that the infrastructure will not cope with the amount of cars and pedestrians in the area. However, I am of the firm belief that Cork County Council should now be putting the pressure on central Government to have the building of the Mallow Relief Road in parallel with these housing developments.
“As a Mallow man and a Castlepark resident, I welcome any new develop-ments, as a politician I welcome new homes coming to the area, but I also understand the need for adequate infrastructure and amenities. We are lucky to have developers like Reside (Castlepark) Limited beginning developments of this nature, but they, along with residents, need the local authority and central government to back it up with putting the correct infrastructure in place,” he said.