A5: Irish government to consider more funding for upgrade

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The government previously committed £75m for the major road project linking Derry to Dublin road.

Leo Varadkar says the Irish government will soon be in a position to "make a revised financial commitment to the A5"

The Irish government previously pledged to contribute £400m to the total cost of the major road project as part of the St Andrews Agreement, butThe current government funding commitment for the project now stands at about £75m, but speaking in the Dáil, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said this will likely be revised.

"The situation is now different, we are now in a much better position financially as a country and the Northern Ireland Executive is now back up and running.

 

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