Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)

Absolutely, funding and reform. The funding will be made available through the national development plan. The issue will be whether we can get societal buy-in to a lot of the required infrastructure. That is the big issue. The Deputy mentioned the ring road in Galway. His former colleagues in the Green Party were very much against roads. That is just a fact; that is their political view. Even in government, it was problematic in terms of some road projects. Look at the Macroom-Ballyvourney bypass. The impact that has had environmentally and on road safety has been extraordinary in terms of the impact on the communities living in the various towns along there - it has been quite extraordinary - as well as improving connectivity and road safety.

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