Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Earlier this week the new Dunkettle Interchange, which is a major project costing €215 million, opened. It is really important to have completed the project, and within budget. There are a number of important projects in Cork city, especially the north ring road, the Mallow bypass and the Cork to Limerick road. All commercial traffic travelling to the Port of Cork from the north side of the city has to pass through a residential area in Mayfield. Could a north ring road for Cork city be prioritised in view of the fact that the volume of traffic increases every week, month and year? I ask that this project and the Mallow bypass would be given priority in the forthcoming allocation of funding for 2024.

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