Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

My question is in the same vein. There are still 678 roads on our list. I believe that we have the longest list in the country, but we are only getting funding for 15 roads per year. I appreciate that we got extra funding last year, when we dealt with 19 roads, but a list of 678 roads would take 45 years to get through. I do not think that any of us who are in the Chamber tonight – except for maybe the Acting Chairman, Deputy Carey, who looks young enough, and Deputy Kerrane – will be here in 45 years’ time. It would take ten Governments, assuming they lasted four and a half years, which they may not. We will have to get more funding. What is the Minister’s view on this matter?

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