Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I fully understand and appreciate the Senator's frustration. Even though we have seen €58 million in Exchequer funding being allocated to the national road network, both in Cork city and county in 2024, that is of little comfort to the people of Bandon, who simply want to see progress on this vitally important infrastructural and societal project.

As I said, I have made a commitment to the Senator to take this forward and I remain at his disposal. As a Minister of State in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, I know how important this is to local businesses and local workers, so I will be able to bring that opinion, as well as my own deep knowledge of the area. Most importantly, I will also relay the Senator's consistent campaigning on this issue.