Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Budget 2024 will see a €200 million cut in funding for main road projects. This is a misguided decision by the Minister for Transport, Deputy Ryan, who has an overt influence on the Cabinet. It is the third consecutive year there has been this level of cuts to major infrastructure. Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, said there were four deaths on the N24 and 11 serious injuries between Limerick Junction and Cahir. We have already had two losses of life this year. The Government must put this money back into these roads - the bypass for Tipperary town and the upgrade of the N24 between Limerick and Waterford - as it is vital for infrastructural connectivity to our ports and for Tipperary town. People cannot live there. The task force there is doing great work with Councillor Annemarie Ryan and others trying to get this bypass. The Minister for Transport promised it but he seems to have totally stopped any road projects and he is against any improvements.

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