Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will ask about the potential underspend this year and the challenge of realising that spend next year. The Minister earlier touched on some of the particular challenges. A separate but related aspect is whether this issue is about reassessing for the NDP, the decision-making processes we have and how we prioritise now.

We do not have a system in place to adequately assess the challenge of road congestion. We have congestion between Kilmoon Cross and the Rath roundabout every morning. The solution presented is major road infrastructure. It seems the sufficient tools or institutional knowledge to adequately assess alternatives such as working from home, public bus transport and active travel are not available. We, therefore, end up with major roads infrastructure projects as a result. It is as if the system is designed to deliver these types of projects. Is the Government looking to change any of that in light of the new NDP?