Cork-Limerick motorway 'can’t start just yet due to lack of money'

Finance Minister Michael Noonan said the building of a N20 motorway connecting Cork and Limerick was a priority, but he ruled out any early move due to lack of money.

Mr Noonan, speaking to reporters in Limerick said: “The Cork motorway was in the roads programme when the country collapsed into quasi-bankruptcy. None of the big projects were put in since then.

"The estimated cost for Limerick/Cork was €800m when I last looked at it. It probably is around €1bn now. The full capital programme for roads is around €700m, but it is a priority, but it can’t start just yet due to lack of money.”