On Monday, we learned that €360 million was allocated for active travel and greenways across Ireland for 2026, which is incredible. This investment is dedicated to the development of walking and cycling projects that offer safe, sustainable and healthy transport options to communities around the country. The investment also delivers safer connections for pedestrians and cyclists. It means more of us can choose active and sustainable travel for everyday journeys. Thanks to the Department of Transport, the continued high level of funding for active travel will have a real impact on our communities, cities, towns and villages.

Meath secured €10 million in funding for projects like the cycle and walking route along the Dublin Road, linking the Circular Road with Martha's Bridge. More money was allocated for the Trim Road to the Borallion. I might use my time on a future date to speak about how unbelievably dangerous the Borallion is and how much we need it to be updated as soon as possible. I had a major car crash there, which was horrendous. Other projects include the Flowerhill pedestrian and cycle scheme and funding for the safe routes to school scheme for St. Stephen's National School in Navan and Beaufort.

Some €500,000 was provided for bus enhancements, which is really good. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Buttimer, and the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, for this. However, I want to focus on the bus enhancement scheme and bus stops. Meath is the only county where most workers commute out of it for work, predominantly to Dublin. As the county town, Navan is a major driver of this trend, with many residents commuting to Dublin despite its lack of rail access. This heavy daily influx to Dublin causes significant traffic, with Meath residents experiencing some of Ireland's longest commutes. This morning, there was another crash on the M3 and I had to divert around the country to get here to work.

How is it even remotely fair that Navan and Meath get €500,000 for bus enhancements when, with no disrespect to any other county in Ireland, counties like Longford or Laois get the exact same? We need an increase. The National Transport Authority gets a certain allocation - I understand it is around €13.5 million per year - for bus stops. We get the same as every other county, which makes no sense. We are the county with the highest rate of commuting, in particular, from the town of Navan to Dublin. Commuters leave for work every day. We need more bus stops and more than €500,000 in funding. The NTA needs to look at us separately from other counties.