Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have to come back to the Minister again on behalf of Oireachtas Members from the south east regarding funding for the N24 and N25. A sum of €3.5 million is needed to continue preparatory work, reports and investigations. Our consultants are doing that work and their funding runs out at the end of this month. We need that meeting urgently to determine whether we can get the €3.5 million that is needed to keep the project alive. Connectivity between Limerick and Waterford is important. I welcome the Minister's vision for the bypass for Tipperary town, but work is required between Cahir and Waterford on the N24 and the Dungarvan to Cork road on the N25. The funding is minuscule. Only €3.5 million is needed to keep the project alive. If they fall off the track now, God knows when we will be able to restart them. It will cost a lot of money. There are many fatalities on the N24. There is pollution and carbon is being wasted due to blockages. Can the Minister give me a date when he can meet Deputies, including his colleagues, from the south east?

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