“This latest snub for Drogheda is an insult to our town and is completely and utterly unacceptable.”
Local Labour TD Ged Nash has described the failure by the government to fund the Northern Port Access Route as a ‘monumental slap in the face for Drogheda’.
“Responsibility for this latest snub falls firmly at the feet of Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and the Green Party who are in power” he added.
“With government comes responsibility and attempts to explain this away by representatives of governing parties will not wash with the people of Drogheda.
Nash said that this road is essential to unlock Drogheda’s potential.
“It is urgently needed to develop the new housing and communities we need on the north side, to service the port, provide access to a new stadium project and to get cars and trucks out of our centre and allow our town to breathe and to grow into the city it will become.
“Louth County Council worked very hard to get the application right and learned lessons from the last unsuccessful application.
“I have asked Minister Darragh O’Brien of Fianna Fail for the matrix that was used to assess the project and I will question the government on this slap in the face for Drogheda in the Dail this week.
“This latest snub for Drogheda is an insult to our town and is completely and utterly unacceptable.”
