Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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766. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of ​the proposed M20 Cork to Limerick motorway;​ his views on whether this is a critical piece of infrastructure​ ​for​ ​the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11207/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The planning, design and implementation of individual national road projects is a matter for the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. As I have indicated previously, I have agreed that TII can proceed with some early activities related to restarting planning for the upgrade of the Cork to Limerick link. As Minister I have to work within the capital budgets available to my Department and in this context additional funding will be needed if the project is to be progressed further.

I will review the scope for advancing work on the Cork to Limerick link once the planned Review of the Capital Plan is completed.