Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister has already cut the money for County Donegal by a very significant margin. In the past two years we have seen it decrease. If he could give an assurance that he would not reduce funding to the level to which it has been cut, he might be in a position to proceed with some of the projects mentioned. I know the national finances are in a difficult position, but, equally, there are significant projects that need to be progressed. It is important that people are given a timeline to allow them to look forward to seeing these projects come to fruition. I ask the Minister to consider providing a fund to deal with specific major infrastructural projects similar to the three I have outlined. It simply cannot be done with the funding he is giving which is essential to maintain the current road network.

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