Progress must be made on the N24 Waterford to Cahir upgrade – Kathleen Funchion MEP

Sinn Féin MEP for Ireland South Kathleen Funchion has called on the incoming government to ensure the stalled N24 upgrade is resumed.

Speaking from Brussels, MEP Funchion said:

“As another Fine Gael Fianna Fáil coalition prepares to take government one of their glaring failures is to increase the East West connectivity across the country. The stalled N24 upgrade, to ensure a safer, faster road from Waterford to Limerick is a prime example.

“The coalition parties have hinted that infrastructure upgrade will be a priority and I would call on the government to ensure that projects currently in the early stages of development get priority for funding.

“Better connectivity between Waterford and Limerick will bring a boost for all in those communities and deliver safer roads, I welcome the progress being made on the Cahir to Limerick section of the project and emphasise that the same progress must now be emulated in the remaining section.

“The delays are deeply unfair to the local communities affected and to commuters between the regions. I have contacted the managing local authority for an update on the project.”