Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 February 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Photo of David StantonDavid Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentation. I met them last Monday in Cork. I congratulate them on the fantastic job done on the Dunkettle roundabout. It was delivered on time and under budget and without incidents of note, which is important. It has made a massive difference to the area. It is not just about the time saved. More than anything else, it has cut down on emissions from cars that were previously sitting there for 15 or 20 minutes, spewing out diesel. That has all stopped. We should bear that in mind, to add to the Leas-Chathaoirleach's remarks.

Mr. Walsh addressed the issue of the Castlemartyr-Killeagh bypass with my good friend and colleague, Deputy O'Connor. I note that €800,000 was made available last year for a phase 1 concept for the bypass. How much funding is available now for the design phase for the next part, to which reference was made?

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