Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

People in Mayo, Sligo, and in the west want a straight answer on the N17 Knock to Collooney scheme. The Minister visited last week and alarmed people when he said that there would be no funding available for the scheme for many years even though it had progressed to the planning and development stage. The landowners along the corridor obviously have their land sterilised in this, but people want a straight answer as to what is happening. There is no point in the Government Deputies coming to the House and pretending they are in opposition. There is a collective responsibility for this and we want to know if the N17 Knock to Collooney road is going to go ahead.

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