Strategic Infrastructure
Dail Éireann — 2026-04-16
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Mairéad Farrell (SF), Galway West

The Minister and Deputy Sheehan were just talking about the approval of the ring road. In Galway we have been waiting decades for the approval of the Galway ring road. We also have a chronic infrastructural deficit across Galway city and county. People in Galway have been waiting decades for the approval of the ring road. This is the kind of infrastructure that has been desperately needed to reduce congestion within the city, particularly for those who may be travelling to hospital appointments from Connemara. That is always the way I see it. Similarly, the Galway harbour development has just been approved after 12 years of planning delays. We want to see this happen but there is a real fear now of the impact of global fuel prices delaying these projects further. Can the Minister reassure the people of Galway that the current increase in fuel prices will not slow down the delivery of infrastructure projects across Galway city and county?

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Sitting date: 2026-04-16