Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)

I thank the Minister for his reply. As he can appreciate, roads throughout the country have been left in a sorry state given the harsh winter we have experienced. I submitted this question in an effort to establish what the Minister intends to do, given the unprecedented damage that has been done to our roads. I travelled throughout County Clare over the weekend and there are potholes everywhere. The road from Ennis to Milltown Malbay is decimated. I want to know if the Minister intends to provide exceptional funding this year, in line with what he did last year, to allow county councils throughout the country fix the roads.

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