Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

At the most recent North-South Ministerial Council transport sectoral meeting on 28 November 2013, both the Government and the Northern Ireland Executive reaffirmed their commitment to the A5 scheme and I confirmed the Government's funding commitment of £25 million per annum in 2015 and 2016. We have made no commitments for any project beyond 2016 in any part of the island. At the meeting, the council noted that following the court judicial review ruling on 8 April 2013, work is progressing on an appropriate assessment process, which will be the subject of a public consultation exercise that is expected to take place this spring. I and my Northern counterparts have agreed that once the environmental reviews are completed and the position with regard to the project programme has been clarified, updated programme milestones will need to be prepared for agreement by the Irish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive, taking account of financial commitments that are in place.

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