Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government contains a commitment to bring investment and jobs to rural Ireland. One of the biggest impediments to that is our infrastructure. Chambers of commerce from across the north west came to Dublin before Christmas to campaign for investment in the roads infrastructure, in particular the N4 and N5 links to the north west. I am sure the Taoiseach is well aware of the particular stretch of road between Collooney and Castlebaldwin, which is one of the sections the chambers are talking about, but there are many others. We need urgently to get this roads infrastructure in place if we are going to get a recovery into those parts of rural Ireland. Regional regeneration must be a priority if we are going to make this so-called recovery spread out.

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