Louis O'Hara (Galway East, Sinn Fein)

The Minister mentioned the ring road. It is now ten years since the preferred route was published. We heard in the past couple of weeks that further public consultation and possibly a new oral hearing would be required for the project. I cannot overstate the enormous frustration with the chronic traffic congestion felt by commuters in Galway. People are losing hours of their lives every day stuck in cars. This road is a key part of the solution to it. It is not the only solution - we spoke about public transport as well - but it will make a huge difference. The fact that it takes so long to deliver a project like this is very concerning. What specific actions is the Minister taking to try to speed up delivery of this project?