Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Last week I raised the issue of funding for the port access northern cross route in Drogheda. The application was under appeal because the initial application for this vital piece of infrastructure, which would also free up land for housing development, had been rejected. On the very day that I raised the issue of the appeal, the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government notified Louth County Council that this appeal had also been rejected. A reason for this was not even offered. The Minister says that a new round of funding is to open shortly. Having rejected Louth County Council's application twice, the Government now wants it to apply a third time. I sincerely hope it will be, and it had better be, a case of third time lucky. Will the Taoiseach request that the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government and officials from his Department meet officials from Louth County Council to resolve any previous issues to give the council the best chance of success in its application for the next round of funding? That is not too much to ask. I hope the Taoiseach will agree to do so.

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