This evening, Sinn Féin will move a motion on the cost of motoring and transport. It is a particular issue for rural communities and the communities I represent. We will ask the Government to take action to address the spiralling increase in the cost of insurance and fuel. We also need targeted and sustained investment in our roads infrastructure, in particular in my constituency of Waterford where the N25 has been overlooked for funding. There is no funding for the N25 in the national development plan as it passes through Waterford, the N24 or the N72. There are significant safety concerns about the N25, particularly in Cois Chaim outside Dungarvan and Grange, where Bus Éireann has removed a number of stops due to safety concerns. When will the Government address the real issues around transport, particularly for rural communities and the people of Waterford, and get serious about investing in our roads infrastructure and the N25?

This Government is very serious about investing in road projects. The sectoral plan from the national development plan in transport will be very comprehensive and substantial. Investment has already been allocated to the Kilmeaden to Carrolls Cross stretch. That should be acknowledged. More generally, there has never been the level of investment in our roads in the history of the State that we have allocated through the national development plan and in this budget.