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

I support my colleague, Deputy Troy. The Minister commented that more money is going into capital infrastructure. We welcome that, but there is no point in robbing Peter to pay Paul where the overall upgrading of our roads is concerned. The roads in east Cork are so damaged that it is as if a bomb was detonated. I have raised the issue with the Minister a few times. It is all fine upgrading street paving in villages such as Killeagh and Castlemartyr and the main infrastructure from Cork to Rosslare. However, the byroads are not being looked after. They are falling way behind.

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