Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I take Deputy Pringle’s point that the Wild Atlantic Way is a touring route. For it to work well, we need a route that is structurally sound. Next year, over €250 million will be spent on local and regional roads. We are looking for funding for additional projects along the route. The Wild Atlantic Way is working well and there are many years of growth ahead with it.

Regarding Deputy Niall Collins’s question on Limerick, all decisions on which towns and areas would be included in the route were taken in consultation with all local authorities on the route. The Department has done all it can to facilitate communities along the route and work with them. We will continue to do all we can to strengthen this route in so far as is possible to ensure all communities alongside it can benefit from it.

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