Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

Like the Deputy, I encourage as many people as possible to take their holidays at home. The answer to his question about whether there is any more money for local or regional roads is that I do not have any more money. I have provided the maximum amount of flexibility and the feedback from local authorities, obtained from my talks with officials, has been positive. They have been given the freedom they need and the system is working well. If the local authorities require further changes within the allocations provided, I will try to be as flexible as possible without compromising other aspects of the roads programme. However, I do not have extra money and I do not expect to.

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