Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yet again we are none the wiser with the Minster's answers. I asked Question No. 1376 more than ten Dáil working days ago. I have also yet to see a reply from Transport Infrastructure Ireland. We hope it will announce the decision being mooted out there that the route will continue to Cork and Limerick via Mallow and Charleville.

I will give the Minister a little history lesson. In 2008, the public consultation document identified the route from Cork to Limerick. I understand the situation was that we lost funding. In November 2011, our Cork and Limerick county managers were informed that proposed works and the agreed route that was designed to go to construction was postponed because of a lack of funding. I accept that but-----

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