James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I raise the issue of the N25 corridor between Midleton and Youghal. The Taoiseach will be familiar with this given I have been raising it since my election to the Dáil. It is a key issue for me. Unfortunately, there have been a number of major fatal accidents on and issues with that stretch of road. We have worked hard to get this issue up the political agenda in the Department of Transport. With a Green Party Minister in place and other issues around prioritisation of the national development plan, it has been hard to attain any progress. We have been waiting a number of months for the appointment of a design consultant.

I point out how despondent I am at the length of time it takes these Departments to conduct so-called studies and assessment reports and at how many months or sometimes, in this case, years are wasted in getting on with the projects that need to be done, especially when there are ones lying idle that have been done historically. Will the Department look at this matter through the Cabinet subcommittee meetings? Will the Taoiseach raise it with the relevant Ministers?

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