Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

TII gave us a great information note. It refers to the M7 Naas-Newbridge upgrade and says the scope of the design and build contract includes the Sallins bypass, the Osberstown interchange and the M7 and that these works will be funded separately by the Department. Why is the Department coming in with part of the funding for one big project? It is great and I can understand that when this was originally thought about ,with 1,000 cars going in and out of the Kerry Co-op office, there was a need. Why is the Department coming in with funding now when it was not part of the original scheme?