Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I wish the Taoiseach the best of luck in his job. Wexford has a deficit in roads funding of €66 million. I raised this as a Topical Issue on the floor a month ago. It was taken by a junior Minister, who promised there would be engagement with the line Minister, but I have heard nothing. We have a deplorable set of circumstances. The roads are in an awful state. Many roads in the Rosslare and New Ross district do not have foundations. The problem is that I am to address a road safety conference for professional drivers this afternoon and the first thing they will say is that roads infrastructure is fundamental in preventing people from dying on our roads. This involves everything from the removal of bends, resurfacing, addressing waterlogging and the removal of ditches.

We talk constantly about saving people's lives but we do not have the roads infrastructure or funding to put same in place.

The Ryder Cup has been given €58 million. Some 17,000 extra cars will go through Adare. Wexford will have 500,000 people attend the fleadh this year. I ask the Taoiseach to consider that and provide for the deficit in funding, please.

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