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‹ An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

N11 upgrade funding

Summary

Deputy Brady described severe congestion on the N11 and criticised the withdrawal of funding from an earlier upgrade scheme. The Minister said transport funding had been prioritised in the revised national development plan, and that project details would be published soon.

This morning and every morning, thousands of Wicklow residents are stuck in lengthy and lengthening queues along the N11 and M11, which is having a serious and detrimental impact on people's quality of life. People are late for work and school. It is having a detrimental impact on the economy in Wicklow and a serious impact on the environment. In 2022, after going through a lengthy process, getting to phase 1 and with several million euro spent on the upgrade of the N11, funding was pulled from that scheme, which was part of the national development plan. This was much to the annoyance, bewilderment and amusement of people who were stuck in lengthy traffic jams. A review of the national development plan has been completed. I am conscious that the sectoral plans are due out. Will the Minister give a timeframe for when the Department of Transport's review or sectoral plan will be published and, more importantly, will the funding for the N11-M11 upgrade be reinstated in the national development plan?

Comment on this

In the review of the national development plan, we secured that €1 in every €4 invested between now and 2030 would be in transport and transport measures. That is just short of €25 billion, which is the largest investment ever made in public transport and transport infrastructure. I intend to publish the sectoral NDP tomorrow. Details of projects of €200 million or more will be published tomorrow. Separate road allocations will be done in December and January. We will publish the sectoral NDP tomorrow afternoon.

Comment on this

Will that include the N11?

Comment on this

The Deputy must wait until it is published.

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