Niall Blaney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I agree with everything in the Minister of State's statement. Yesterday's news that the Irish Government's money is back on the table was absolutely fantastic. I implore both the UK Government and the Stormont Administration to step up now and make this project a reality. I ask the Minister of State to take a message back to the Minister, Deputy Ryan, and the Department of Transport. The case study for the TEN-T project is with the Department and is due to come to Cabinet. I would like the Minister to put urgency on that project. It needs to happen. There is a complete logjam in the town of Letterkenny at the moment.

There is a four-pronged approach in that project: the Ballybofey-Stranorlar bypass; the route down Lurgybrack on to the N14; the new bypass in Letterkenny, the bridge across the River Swilly; and the road that will join up to the A5. It is a four-pronged project, taken as one project. It is a very significant piece of infrastructure. Now that progress is happening on the A5, this project can now also progress. I would like the Minister for Transport to give this the urgency it needs.