Mr. Michael Nolan:

I acknowledge that we are not doing enough work in west Cork but we have constraints. Cork has not been bypassed. Two of the biggest schemes that are included in the capital investment plan are in Cork, namely, Dunkettle and the N22 from Ballyvourney to Macroom. The Cork to Ringaskiddy project is going through the planning process and it is hoped that will be brought to An Bord Pleanála in the next month or two. We have not taken our eye off the ball with regard to Cork schemes. Three of the very low number of schemes in the capital investment plan are based in Cork. We could be doing an awful lot more on the N71 and the scheme to west Cork. There is probably more traffic on the section of the N71 into Cork city than on some of our national primary routes throughout the country. It is a really busy route and we recognise that. Maybe we will look at interim solutions such as passing bays. We will have a look at that and take the Deputy's suggestion on board. I thank the Deputy for that suggestion. Given that we cannot build greenfield complete realignments, we may have to resort to short and medium-term measures on some routes, if we have the funding.