Micheál Carrigy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The priority should be balanced regional development. An entire region of the country will not be serviced and other projects are going ahead. I honestly do not think that is fair. It is very unfair and if we want to get investment into where I am from, Longford, and the entire north-west region, we need that accessibility to the capital. That should be prioritised over any other road projects. Every region, including Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Belfast, has good road accessibility. The north-west region does not have that. That has to be a priority.