In Midleton, there are plans to build over 5,000 houses just west of Water-rock. It is virtually a new town. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage was there recently turning a sod and Irish Water is doing major infrastructure work to make it happen. However, the N25 between Carrigtwohill and Midleton needs upgrading. A lot of money has been spent on it but this time last year the plug was pulled, I am told for budgetary reasons. The Amgen site is up the road and is one of the finest the IDA has in Ireland. The road is very unsafe. Will funding be made available this year, month or week to enable work to restart on that project?

I welcome the ambitious plans for the delivery of thousands of homes in east Cork and note the progress Irish Water is making. The delivery of water and waste water infrastructure in Midleton has been a long-standing issue and has held back its development so that is real progress.

In relation to the road infrastructure project, the N25, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, and the Department of Transport set individual project priorities. My view is we should continue to advance projects because funding opportunities can arise in the context of underspends elsewhere in the national development plan. We will raise the issue with the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and come back directly to the Deputy.