Micheál Carrigy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I reiterate that this is the missing piece from the jigsaw of the country's network. A total of €500 million is being spent in the west on the N4 and the N5, and this section is between those roads. Whatever it takes, it needs to continue to planning permission stage. The funding to get it to that point is not significant, and the most significant drain on funding is, naturally enough, at the construction stage. I cannot overemphasise the fact this needs to happen for the entire north west and to ensure we live up to the Government’s commitment to balanced regional development. We are entitled to that access.