Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

For the first few years in this Government's term in office, we saw numerous capital road projects progressed across the country including the Baile Bhuirne to Macroom bypass on which the Tánaiste officiated last year and I think he is due next month to cut the ribbon on the Dunkettle interchange, which is most welcome. I understand an announcement is due shortly from the Department of Transport on the progression of further roads projects. As the Tánaiste knows, last year, the Mallow relief road and the northern distributor road on the north side of Cork city were both left short relatively small sums of money to progress through the various stages of design and planning. I ask the Tánaiste to give the people of both those areas, namely Mallow and the north side of the city, assurance that those two projects will progress this year and will not be left behind.

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