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

I think the Deputy is entirely right to call for upgrades to the N24 but the Atlantic corridor is not built yet, and we can only do so many roads at a time. Tipperary already has reasonably good motorway access, whereas other parts of the country do not have motorway access at all. The priority has to be the Atlantic corridor first. It will run from Cork to Limerick and connect Sligo and Mayo to the high-quality road network.

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