Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 October 2017
208. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the policy of his Department regarding the development of the road transport links linking Waterford and Limerick and Tuam and Letterkenny; if these roads will receive priority in the national capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44344/17]
View answerThe draft National Planning Framework which is the subject of public consultation at present looks at planning policy over the time horizon to 2040. Once the Framework is finalised, it is envisaged that the proposed 10 year investment plan will set out the projects/programmes which can be undertaken over the next capital planning period. In the interim, the extra allocations being made available as a result of the Capital Plan Review will allow TII to re-activate preparatory work on a pipeline of future upgrade projects.
