Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I know what it is like if the milk lorry cannot get in to get the milk or the meal lorry cannot get in to delivery the meal. I fully understand that. I grew up on a farm and I lived on a lane that was a mile long. There were potholes on it sometimes and you would nearly get lost - bicycle and all.

I explain to the officials in the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, as the Deputy does, what these local improvement schemes are. They are not private lanes. The Deputy is dead right; many people use them.

We are talking about once-off funding. Once-off funding could go into these lanes because if they are fixed, they will last 15 years. They are a good investment in rural Ireland. I absolutely support it.

I will be knocking on the door to get more funding for the lanes. The Deputy can be sure of that now and he will help me.

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