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

More than 12 months ago, in the Minister's backyard of Charleville, the Taoiseach committed to the development of the M20 motorway from Cork to Limerick. Since then, major Government announcements have committed to it. However, we cannot seem to get a timeframe from the Government. What concerns me is that only a few months ago, metro north plans to build a subway from north Dublin to south Dublin were released. Within a few months, the Government was able to amend the design with the stroke of a pen, at an extra cost to the taxpayer of €100 million. Why is it that we cannot get a material commitment on when the motorway from Cork to Limerick is going to be started and its date of completion? We should be able to get some idea, because plans are already in the Department.

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