Seanad debates
Thursday, 27 November 2003
Address by Ms Dana Rosemary Scallon, MEP.
Senator Browne asked about road funding versus public transport. In fairness, we had to catch up very quickly from a low level provision of infrastructure and we received significant investment, but this has been undeniably skewed. The investment figures of the National Roads Authority for 2001 show the west received 5% of infrastructure funding. We all know how that can happen politically but it helps neither Dublin nor Ireland to have an imbalance in regional development. Transport and infrastructure provisions must be tempered by regional development needs and we are struggling with that.
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