There’s disappointment that yesterday’s Budget announcement did not include a stimulus package for the North West which would include the upgrade of the N17.
Earlier this year, the Transport Minister indicated to council officials in Sligo that there will no funding available for the foreseeable future, despite the public consultation taking place.
Speaking in the Dail, Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform Rose Conway Walsh believes that there needs to be a shift in focus to the west and north west.
Deputy Walsh believes pressure needs to be taken off the bigger urban centres: