Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

Somebody in the council picks the roads. If councillors do not make sure their own officials are involved, that is their problem, not mine. The roads are picked by somebody in the council, be it officials or councillors. The list comes back to my Department and, without reference to me, it is automatically sent to the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government for its opinion. That Department ensures that the roads chosen are class 2 and 3 roads. If everything is in order they are approved. This is totally at odds with the serious allegations made by the Senator in the House.