There have been calls for the Minister for Transport to address the situation regarding road funding in Co. Cavan.
Senator Pauline Tully has called for Minister Darragh O'Brien to discuss the allocation of roads funding in Cavan in the Seanad.
Speaking in the Seanad last week, Senator Tully expressed her "disappointment" that funding for roads in Co. Cavan decreased.
Senator Tully also highlighted commitments previously made by the minister to substantially increase road funding,
She claimed that the Minister had made promises to Cavan County Councillors about road funding, and then he "ignored" the issue.
Senator Tully said: "The Minister promised the councillors that the announcement of the roads allocation for this year would be made in December and that it would be significantly increased. The announcement was not made until February and it was not increased. In fact, there is less money available this year than there was last year. This is very disappointing.
"It is very disappointing for the councillors in the area and for all the Oireachtas Members. I know that Senator Sarah O'Reilly raised this issue yesterday and I raise this matter in support of what she said. We need the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, to come into the Chamber and discuss the roads allocation for Cavan.
"We heard that day of other counties getting a much more significant roads allocation in proportion to the length of their roads.
"After he promised the councillors he would increase the allocation, and recognised all of the work that the staff of Cavan County Council put into preparing a report on the roads and the funding, he ignored all of that and came out and gave a smaller allocation this year.
"We need to have the Minister in the House to discuss the allocation. We have brought up the issue a number of times but have never had the Minister into the House to answer questions on the roads allocation," Senator Tully added.
