Niall Collins

That decision was taken to carve out a section of the Limerick to Port of Fines new road where a seven kilometre section of that where a carve out was made to construct that in advance of the Ryder Cup.

Well, you could look at it that way, but you could also bear in mind what I've just told you.

We're 40 years waiting for this road.

And secondly, the project is shovel ready.

It had been through planning.

It had been through procurement.

You know, there have been a number of judicial reviews, which thankfully those hurdles were removed.

So it was kind of at the top of the queue, the same as every other large infrastructure project around the country goes through all of these processes.

They're all different.

They're all of their own challenges.

They're unique and they pose their own problems in terms of trying to bring them to fruition.

So I suppose the decision was taken.

The overall...

Estimated cost of the new Limerick Defines motorway is in the order of €455 million.

And the Adair bypass section, which is now under construction, was actually on site last week with the construction company, which is a joint venture between Sarnson and Sisk.

And it's well advanced.

No, I don't agree.

And I think it's look, I think it's a very cynical way of describing it.

As I've said to you, we're 40 years.

This is the fourth attempt at trying to build a much needed bypass.