Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We chose to link Cork and Limerick along the N20 because it is the most direct route. Not only that but it also bypasses towns including Charleville, and helps bypass Adare and Buttevant. All the people in Cork and Limerick, not only in the cities but in the counties, will support that decision.

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