Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister for Transport has allocated national road funding for 2024 in a manner that seeks to achieve the following key outcomes: protection and renewal of the existing national road network; progressing major projects in or near construction; progressing major projects that are pre-construction but well advanced in the development pipeline; and prioritising any remaining funds for major projects that provide for local bypasses and compact growth in Ireland’s towns and villages.

It is important to note that in 2024, approximately €5.5 million in capital Exchequer funding was allocated for the national road network in Monaghan, with a further amount of approximately €1.9 million being allocated for the road network in Louth. This funds the protection and renewal of the existing road network, which includes upgrades to roads such as the N53. It also includes new national road projects such as the Ardee bypass and the N2 Clontibret to the Border project, as I mentioned. This is in keeping with the programme for Government, which commits to ensuring the existing national road network is maintained to a high standard and to investing in new roads infrastructure to ensure all parts of Ireland are connected to each other.