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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Status (10 Oct 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: ...policy. Policy means that he can dictate economic growth in the areas concerned, along with priorities. In other words, he can say that the policy is that we need to ensure the route is from Cork to Limerick via Mallow, Buttevant and Charleville. In case there is any confusion, I keep reiterating this. The Minister went off course when he stated that those involved, be it TII or ,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Status (10 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: ...feels that it is not getting the necessary funding or attention for roads. This is a major project. We are talking about €11 billion over a number of years. It is a significant commitment to Cork and Limerick regarding the necessity for speedier contact between those two cities and bringing them closer to each other. That commitment is there. That is Government policy and that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Status (10 Oct 2019)

Kevin O'Keeffe: ...local authorities concerned have their own priorities. In October 2017, the Taoiseach confirmed in the House that he would ensure the M20 route selection process would involve a corridor from Cork to Limerick via Mallow, Buttevant and Charleville. We thought that the project had been agreed. The Minister and his Department have provided money for a study to be carried out. The issue...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Status (10 Oct 2019)

Shane Ross: ...programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2015, the planning, design and operation of individual national roads is a matter for TII in conjunction with the local authorities concerned, in this case Cork and Limerick county councils. Within the overall context of Project Ireland 2040, the national development plan has been developed by the Government to underpin the successful...