Ever wondered what the EU has done for Kerry?

• Kerry’s infrastructure has improved greatly as a result of EU funding.
  Kerry’s road network has seen great improvements with projects that have benefited from EU funding including the Tralee bypass, the Killarney Road Interchange and improvements to the Ring of Kerry, the N21, N23, N86, N67 and N72 .
• EU support has also helped improve the non-national road network in the county.  Indeed, between 1994 and 1999 alone, 27 projects involving non national roads in Kerry benefited from EU financial support.
• The EU also supported investment into increasing the capacity and frequency of trains on the Tralee to Dublin line.
• EU funding has helped improve waste management facilities in Kerry, with EU funding provided for civic amenity sites at Dingle, Killorglin, Caherciveen, Kenmare and Milltown, and bring bank sites throughout the county.
• Drinking water quality and sewage management schemes across Kerry have also received financial support from the EU, with projects in Lyreacrompane, Inch, Coolick, Dingle, Listowel and Killarney, among others, benefiting from EU funds.
• Kerry has also benefited from investment in Broadband infrastructure which was co-funded by the EU.
• Tourism in Kerry has also received a boost with EU funding made available to support a number of projects across the county.
• Village and urban renewal schemes, and the EU supported LEADER program, have boosted the quality of life of people across the county and have helped to diversify the rural economy.
• €32 million has also been invested in increasing childcare facilities and access across Kerry.
• The European Social Fund has benefited Kerry by investing in the county’s people through youth programs, adult education, employment initiatives and many more schemes.
• The Kerry County Enterprise Board, which has benefited from EU funding, has helped start-up and growing businesses across the county.

Click here for the full Kerry County Report (pdf).