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

I agree with the Minister that the A5 is a key priority project and welcome the Government’s continued funding commitment.

The Bonagee link road is a sizeable project, with an outlined cost of €45 million. I understand the scale of this and the difficulties in pulling the finances together. It is important, however, for the development of Letterkenny that there are sufficient transport links into the town as well as the one that exists currently. The need for another road into the town was highlighted recently when there were tailbacks for three to four hours because a traffic accident had blocked the one bridge that vehicles cross.

Understanding the scale of the project and that it comes under the role for the NRA, the funding of it is very much a responsibility of the Minister in terms of the amount allocated to it. I ask him to prioritise this project because of its crucial importance to the future development of the town. I would appreciate if he could give more of an indication of what prioritisation he would give this project and how he sees the future capital programme being rolled out.

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