Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his reply. Since the announcement of the stimulus plan, we have waited for the N11-Newlands Cross project to get the go-ahead. That has now happened.

The Minister stated that negotiations are under way with the preferred bidder on the M17-M18 project. How far along are they and when does the Minister expect them to conclude? It is a key infrastructural project for Galway and the west. Not only would it create construction jobs; it would also create jobs in the entire region, which is starved of them currently. When will we see contracts signed?

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