Joe Flaherty (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

If the Minister of State can indulge me, he might address one point for me as he makes his contribution. It relates to the major capital funding for TII for national development plan projects. We normally have sight of it by this stage of the year. The funding is for a number of projects nationwide. Foremost among them, I suppose, is the upgrade of the N4 from Mullingar to Roosky, a very important project for County Longford, Westmeath and, indeed, Leitrim. As referred to by several speakers, there was an horrific accident in a village on the roadway at the weekend. The N4 road safety project is critical, so the Minister of State might refer to it in responding to the many queries raised.