Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy will be well aware, I am not in a position to comment on the status of a particular road project in his constituency. He knows this is a decision that has to be made by the Minister in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, with his local authority. I know they are aware of the project referred to by the Deputy and it may come up in the engagement I will have with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, over the coming days.

The Deputy talked about our track record in investment and where we are with figures on the kinds of investment that can make a difference to the issues he has referred to. I will give him a concrete example of this. In 2017, the total investment coming from the then rural and community affairs part of Government was €136 million. The allocation in 2019 is €291 million. This is the kind of change that is under way as the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Michael Ring, works through the roll-out of the rural regeneration and development fund-----

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