Mr. Dominic Mullaney:

The next stage, Cork to Rosslare, is not on TII's programme at present. Obviously, TII is doing the Gort to Tuam scheme, which is part of the Atlantic corridor, and that is progressing well. In fact, it is due to be completed by the end of 2017.

As the Minister said, it was not possible to include the M20. There was an allocation of €860 million for capital plan projects and the M20 alone would have cost €800 million. It would have meant there would be no money for anything else. What was included was a possible Mallow bypass in terms of an east-west link, which could be part of the longer term M20 project. That is being looked at by TII. That would bring relief to the N72, where many trucks have to go through the town.