Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I want to raise a particular ongoing issue in County Louth, which is the funding of the port access northern cross route. It was to have started several years ago. It was actually to be built around a proposal for 7,000 new homes. It was a ring road to take traffic out of Drogheda. When the crash and recession came the building stopped. In recent years, it has kick-started again and planning permission is being granted left, right and centre. I understand Louth County Council made an application for funding which was refused. It is my understanding that decision has been appealed. Given the magnitude of the development, will the Minister provide funding? I raised this issue with the Minister previously and at that stage, in fairness, he said he had not received an application. According to Louth County Council, it made an application and it was refused. It is a serious piece of infrastructure that is needed.