Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

To deal with Deputy Carthy first, the Government wants to keep the pig industry going. It is a good industry in terms of viability and had been doing well. Some market distortions arose. There is a perfect storm at the moment with the war in Ukraine. We have taken initial steps to assist the industry. The Minister, Deputy McConalogue, is in constant engagement with the farming organisations and State entities to see what can be done to respond further to the situation and to help.

The Government is committed to the Cork-Limerick road. The route selection tomorrow will be an important milestone in relation to that project. Anyone who has travelled that road knows there are too many bottlenecks, including Buttevant, Charleville and many others. This is something that many people are anxious to see happen from a road safety point of view, in particular.

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