David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the Minister of State fully on this. There is a rail link at one end of this development and a motorway at the other. There is public transport between Midleton and Carrigtohill. The Government has now decided to ruin this project. The Department has funded the project to the tune of €4.13 million already. That is now going west. Some €1.3 million has been spent on the road network. That is also going west. It is critically important that the project is delivered. I ask the Minister and the Minister of State to look at this project and talk to the Minister for Transport to ensure that this stupid decision is reversed as soon as possible.

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