Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

This is the fourth year that I have raised with the Minister the uneven allocation of funding between the northside and southside. People may think it is still funding being spent in Cork but if people come from the constituency that I represent, they can see the disparity in the funding.

This is a serious issue that goes to the heart of the neglect of the northside by this Government. All we are looking for is an even distribution of funding. I will give an example. For this year, €16 million has been provided for projects on the southside at an average cost of €500,000 while €8 million - 50% of the southside's allocation - has been provided for projects on the northside at an average cost of €370,000. We are getting fewer projects, less money and less active travel from this Government. I am asking the Minister for fairness.

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