Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

He is now a Minister of State. Does the Minister of State believe it is possible for Ireland's public road network to be maintained when the overall budget is reduced by 24%? Obviously, the reduction will have a significant impact on our transport network. Will the Minister of State explain what analysis he has carried out, what strategic thinking has gone into the decision and how he can justify such a significant cut? There is also a claim that approximately 2,800 km of regional and local roads were maintained and 2,575 km of regional and local roads were improved in 2012. Can these modest targets for 2013 be achieved given all the cuts the Minister of State has set out? I will leave it at that.