There have been positive developments in this area, aimed solely at improving the quality of roads nationwide. For example, the M4-M6 Kilcock-Kinnegad road project represents the NRA's first major inter-urban public private partnership scheme. The PPP mechanism has introduced significant private sector funding, ensuring earlier delivery of important national road schemes and increasing the scale of road construction activity above that which would be possible through reliance on Exchequer funding alone. Whether it is through this mechanism, the National Development Finance Agency or other means, I urge the Minister to find the necessary funds to improve the general quality of these roads, which will further reduce the number of road deaths.