Louth set for new homes, schools and roads under €200bn says Fine Gael TD
Details on what projects in Louth will be targeted will be published later this year
More homes and schools, better healthcare facilities, new roads, connected infrastructure and investment in disability services are all part of the National Development Plan for Louth, according to Fine Gael TD Paula Butterly.
Deputy Butterly said: “A €200bn National Development Plan (NDP) was unveiled this week by Fine Gael to help transform Louth and to ensure a better quality of life for all.
“This plan will upgrade water and energy infrastructure, deliver more roads and better public transport across the region here. These are the building blocks we need to deliver thousands of new homes and ensure better communities through more schools and better access to healthcare.
“Details on what projects in Louth will be initially targeted will be published later this year.”
Deputy Butterly said she’d be working throughout the Summer months with Tánaiste Simon Harris and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe to ensure that priorities for Louth are at the top of the agenda ahead of October’s Budget.
These include:
- Drogheda PANCR
- Drogheda North/Mid Louth Train Station
- Ardee Bypass
- Port strategy for Drogheda and Greenore
- Significant investment into utilities such as electrical supply and water services across the county with emphasis on the two largest towns Drogheda and Dundalk, to facilitate further growth in businesses and housing
“Since my election to the Dáil, I have been prioritising these projects in the first year of this Government. I am fully committed to working for all here in Louth to achieve them,” she continued.
“We are in a position to ensure that we have one of the largest and most important capital injections into our economy in Louth due to the careful management of the country’s finances by successive Fine Gael Ministers. My party campaigned on greater infrastructure delivery and to remove obstacles to providing more homes and services.
She added: “Now, we are putting forward a plan to invest €200bn over the next decade to safeguard our economy, drive growth and opportunity, protect jobs, increase competitiveness and ensure prosperity for our people and communities. “This is crucial at a time of growing international uncertainty and serious threat of tariffs which pose significant risk to our economy,” Deputy Butterly said.