It would make good sense and would be a testament to good planning to develop the N55 which runs, north-south through the country, from Cavan to Cashel via Granard, Edgeworthstown, Ballymahon and Athlone. This is an important route and its development would have the potential to remove pressure from the national route system near the east coast. Other Members referred to traffic congestion in Dublin. Traffic travelling to and from Northern Ireland could be accommodated on the N55, which is an ideal, central route.