Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

Some of the main infrastructural roads, such as the Limerick to Nenagh route, are well ahead of schedule. The project from Tyrrellspass to Athlone will be opened in the new year and work is under way on the Ballinasloe to Athlone route. The third contract to bring it all the way from Galway to Dublin, the Galway to Athlone-side of Ballinasloe route, is also under way. Work on 60 km of road to Cork is well advanced.

Work on the route to Waterford has been a bit slower but it is now under way. It is divided into three contracts. There is one going to Carlow, which is almost finished, as well as the other two. Should I continue?

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