Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

I would be pleased to receive anything from the NRA but I will not pre-empt what it decides as the best way to link the two roads. That should be done in the most cost effective and efficient way possible and I await the NRA's proposal in this regard. It would be unfair of me to pre-empt the matter. I am not an engineer. I foresee there will be a good deal of traffic involved and I have no doubt, given the expertise the NRA has, that it will take that fully into account before making a proposal to me. Once the proposal is made to me and the Department, I will have to prioritise the projects I believe are the most important. This is an important project.

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