Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Independent) | Oireachtas source

TII is holding up construction and the end result could be no construction. If Brexit happens and the Government decides to withhold funding for projects, there is a possibility that the Ardee bypass, which the people of the town and the mid-Louth area have been waiting for for the past 14 years, might not proceed. The message coming out of this meeting must be that this project is shovel-ready and will proceed. At matters stand, nobody knows what is going to happen. I cannot understand why this project has been halted. It is mentioned in the submission that nobody wishes to delay construction. Why then are the contractors not on the ground and ready to commence the project?