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

I will ask about a separate project that is not on the TII list before the committee. It is to get a sense about it because it is highly frustrating for people in the county where I live. The Rath roundabout to Kilmoon Cross project has now been deprioritised, to use my words. It is a frustration because it seems as if nothing is happening on it. We have discussed this previously in respect of the funding and where it is or is not. I raised with the local authority whether it was going to come up with alternatives in the meantime. From the local authority's perspective, it has a proposal it believes is the right one. It is understandably not inclined to come off that. Has the TII any advice or reflections for the local authority on where next for projects like this? It is undoubtedly a significant congestion problem. It is on the radio every day as a congestion hotspot. It is very frustrating for people using that section of road. Notwithstanding all the challenges of climate, and the need for modal shift and increasing the number of people on public transport, people want a solution.