Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I understand those allocations will be made on Thursday. I think the information the Deputy has been given is probably incorrect. I am not referring to national roads here; they are a separate pot. I am talking about local and regional roads. Sometimes restoration and maintenance of existing roads and funding for new local and regional roads get mixed up in the one pot which can create the appearance of a cut. For example, in County Kildare, which the Ceann Comhairle will know very well, the fact that the Athy bypass is now open and running means Kildare does not get money for that new road again, which is separate from regional and local roads. I think it will become clear on Thursday.

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