James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

My question relates to funding for rural road infrastructure. Our schemes are well resourced, but we need more funding in County Cork, given the physical size of the county. Its road infrastructure has long been an issue, not only at national level, but also in terms of the area pertaining to the Minister’s Department. Deputy Humphreys has been a wonderful Minister nationally and she is no stranger to boreens and other rural roads, given that she comes from a rural constituency. We in County Cork face an issue and would deeply appreciate further funding to help people living in rural communities, be they farming or just living in localities where these schemes apply. The Minister’s support would be appreciated. I commend her on what she has done to date. She has been an excellent Minister to deal with on a cross-party basis.

We need further funding for County Cork.

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