Mr. Michael Gallagher:

In our area, 36% of the non-national roads in the county, on the admission of an engineer from the county council, would require €18 million in order to prepare them to a decent standard. This affects businesses in the area, tourism and the development of the region. Funding is required. We have some of the worst roads in Ireland.

Another issue is the that the Slane bypass has been refused permission. This would give people from the north of the county access to Dublin on the M52. It is a very important project for the development of part of north Meath.