Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I raise the issue of the southern distributor route, a ring road around Athy, which has a long and chequered history. The road has been sought for almost 40 years. It is absolutely crucial infrastructure for the town. There is full consensus in the county that it is the No. 1 infrastructural project of Kildare County Council. Importantly, the Government put it on the capital programme last year and we now need it to progress to planning. Kildare County Council has been working on that. What is the latest engagement the Minister has had with the council? Does it involve the Department giving approval to go the board officially?

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