Mary Ann O'Brien (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for attending. I tabled a short question on the construction of a service area between exits 2 and 3 on the M9 motorway. The matter is of huge concern to local inhabitants. They are worried about the damage it may cause to their thriving businesses located near the motorway.

In previous years the roads budget has been cut. The Minister was under extreme pressure to address safety and accident blackspots but he has done a super job of maintaining the motorways and roads.

Dublin to Waterford as a one hour 55 minute journey. From Kill to the proposed location of the motorway service station is a 22 minute journey, Kill being the last service station. I drive that way most evenings. Simple questions asked of me every day in the local are what is it costing, why not locate it halfway down the motorway?