David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have three questions for the Minister. Can he indicate the up-to-the date cost of that project? He will be aware that it was approved by An Bord Pleanála in May 2013 and the compulsory purchase orders for the NRA to construct the new slip roads were also approved at that time. Can the Minister indicate the up-to-date figure for the number of vehicles passing though that interchange? The figure of 90,000 vehicles per day was reported as passing through it in May 2013 and I know from my experience that number has increased but I do not know the up-to-date number. Can the Minister make that number available? Can he indicate a timescale as to when this project might commence? Is it possible for the NRA as a State agency to borrow in its own right in the same way as Irish Water and other agencies can?

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