Mr. Michael Nolan:

Deputy Feighan mentioned developments relating to the N5 from Longford to Westport. Mr. Barry mentioned the Westport to Turlough scheme on the N5 which has gone to An Bord Pleanála recently. Aside from that, we have some developments there. We have finished the N5 bypass to Longford, which was opened last year. Between that job and Frenchpark, the Ballaghadereen bypass is under construction. The contractual timescale is that it should be open by the end of 2014. The contract has initiated and with the bounce it got this summer, I would be surprised if it is not open by next summer.

That is the current state of development on the N5.