Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that. A major part of the national development plan is multi-annual funding, which is to ensure that the money is there into the future, not just for this year and sure we will see what happens next year. It is about making sure that we have a commitment to deliver. So far, the commitment is only for this year and then it stops. That is the problem. I appreciate the frustration that I am sure some in government have. It is not just those in opposition who have concerns as to how some of these things happen. We must get down to brass tacks and we must deliver. The only way we can deliver is to ensure that these commitments are stood over. If it is in the national development plan and if it is the Government's priority to deliver this road, it is not sufficient to provide a little fig leaf toward it by giving it some money for this year and then to stop it after that. It has to be a broad and long-term commitment to ensure that the road is delivered and that the proper infrastructure is put in place for public safety and also for economic development. The Sligo region and particularly Sligo town could have a huge economic impact if we got the resources and investment put in there to develop it.

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