Road Projects

259. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if the €44 million announced in July 2013 for the Kilkenny ring road extension was ever formally included in his Department’s capital allocations, multi-annual road plans, or the Transport Infrastructure Ireland investment framework; if not, the basis on which the 2013 funding announcement was made; if he will provide all Departmental corres…

260. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland or his Department were consulted or informed prior to the public announcement in July 2013 of €44 million for the Kilkenny Ring Road; if either body confirmed the availability of that funding at the time; if the announcement represented an approved Government decision; and if he will make a statement on th…

261. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport the reason no formal Departmental engagement or appraisal of the Kilkenny Northern Ring Road extension occurred between the 2014 An Bord Pleanála approval and Kilkenny County Council’s submission of a preliminary appraisal form in December 2019; the administrative or political decisions that resulted in the project being effectively reset si…

262. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport to provide a full chronology of Departmental, Government, and TII decisions or correspondence relating to the Kilkenny Northern Ring Road extension project between 2013 and 2019, including any minutes of meetings, internal memos or Cabinet submissions relevant to the July 2013 funding announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

297. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the N/M20 Cork to Limerick project, including the project phase now underway; the key upcoming milestones; the indicative timelines to statutory planning, procurement and construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55293/25]

298. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Mallow relief road project; the current status of the project; the progress made to date; when it is expected to proceed to the planning stage; to address the ongoing issue regarding the gas pipeline in the proposed route corridor, and whether this matter has caused any delay to the advancement of the project; and i…

318. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if upgrades to the N24 and Tipperary town bypass have been included in the funding allocation from Budget 2026; if not, the reason the project has been excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55475/25]

619. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding streams that may be open to construct the planned northern relief road at Gorey, County Wexford, in order to open up the St. Waleran’s area for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55194/25]

131. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the progress to date in advancing a project (details supplied); when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54511/25]

123. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position regarding the proposed upgrade of the A5 road in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53875/25]

253. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if the €44 million announced in July 2013 for completion of the Kilkenny ring road was formally allocated, drawn down or ring-fenced; if not, when and why that position changed; and to provide a chronology of Departmental and TII decisions from 2013 to date, including the effect of the 2014 An Bord Pleanála approval and subsequent legal proc…

36. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure a substantial financial allocation under the 2026 road works programme is provided for the further planning and design of a route (details supplied) in view of its strategic importance for the Border region and the need to upgrade this road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52622/25]

118. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will expedite the delivery of a new roadway and footpaths through Cahersiveen town on the N70 Ring of Kerry road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51824/25]

124. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport when funding will be made available to progress the long-awaited relief road for Mountmellick town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51710/25]

128. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will set out the strategic importance of the N24 upgrade in connecting the west and southeast, supporting balanced regional development under Project Ireland 2040; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50981/25]

137. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the progression of the proposed upgrade of the R624 access road to Cobh and the Great Island in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51552/25]

153. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the earliest estimated completion date of the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney road project. [51820/25]

162. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Killarney bypass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51673/25]

164. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update as to the latest status of the N17 Knock to Collooney project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51686/25]

165. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the current status of road projects in Cork county (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51606/25]

169. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the earliest estimated completion date of the N2-Clontibret to the Border road project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51816/25]

172. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on progress in advancing the N/M20 Cork-Limerick motorway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51709/25]

175. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on national roads upgrade funding for Waterford city and county. [51389/25]

182. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport for an update on progress of the N24 Cahir to Waterford scheme, including timelines for planning, detailed design and delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50980/25]

189. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Cork northern ring road and the northern distributor road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51672/25]