Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)

I seek an emergency aid package for County Wexford to address the disastrous state of the county's roads. Since 17 December, heavy frost, snow and flooding have left our roads in a dangerous condition. I call on the Ministers for Transport and the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to provide the director of services in Wexford County Council with the funds needed to address this serious problem.

I commend the council's staff on the excellent work they have done over the past several weeks. They are working within the funding constraints imposed by this Government. It is an indictment of the Government that their budgets have already been drastically cut. The first act taken by the rainbow Government in 1994 was to make a significant investment in county roads. I call on the Minister for Transport to take a similar initiative.

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