Mr. Pat Maher:

We are not postponing works on the motorways. As the Deputy will be aware, quite a large proportion of our motorway network opened in the late noughties, particularly 2008, 2009 and 2010. If we take a 12 to 14 year horizon for the kind of surfacing we have, from approximately 2021 or 2022 we will see a significant need for a greater level of motorway overlay works and that is in accordance with our plans. We are planning to undertake the works on motorways as and when the need arises.