Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 May 2016
347. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his proposals to provide specific funding to progress a road project (details supplied); if funding will be allocated in 2016 for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12072/16]
View answerAs indicated in the response to the Deputy's previous question (PQ 6045/16 of 6th April 2016) Cavan County Council was provided with over €2m in the period 2007-2014 by my Department in connection with this project under the Strategic Non National Road Grants Scheme in order to bring this 75 km route to preliminary design stage.
Due to budgetary constraints it is not possible to progress the project further at this point as the priority for available funding remains the repair and maintenance of regional and local roads. The construction cost for a scheme of this magnitude would be in excess of €150 million.
