Less government spin and more tar needed for Mayo roads — Ring
Following the announcement of almost €12 million roads funding for Mayo by the National Roads Authority, Mayo Fine Gael Deputy Michael Ring has criticised the allocation. The Westport deputy told the Mayo Advertiser: “What we need now is less spinning from the Government and more tar on the roads. We’ve had enough of it. The NRA funding has gone up by around €220,000 this year, but a lot of that is down to the N5 Bohola to Westport road.”
Dep Ring accused the Government of “pure spin” saying: “The roads in this county are the single biggest issue today. I’ve had more calls from people about roads than anything else, what we need is a lot more money. After the winter we’ve had it’s going to take a lot more than we’ve been given to sort them out. We’ve had enough spin, what we need now is tar.”
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