Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Page 44 of the programme for Government refers to enhancing the road network. The M7 carries 80,000 commuters and motorists every day and is the main artery between Dublin, Limerick, Cork and Waterford travelling through Kildare. Necessary works are going on until 2020 to widen the motorway. We need to have an increased level of work in the evening time and over weekends to ensure it will be finished before time.

There have been several accidents over the past few days where motorists have been delayed for up to an hour. When we consider how this might affect 80,000 motorists, there is nothing in place to solve this problem. It is a matter of extreme urgency.

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