{"id":1323795,"date":"2024-06-04T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1323795"},"modified":"2024-06-04T16:33:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T15:33:13","slug":"mullooly-improvements-to-west-of-ireland-needs-to-be-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/mullooly-improvements-to-west-of-ireland-needs-to-be-priority\/","title":{"rendered":"Mullooly: Improvements to west of Ireland needs to be ‘priority’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Independent Ireland\u2019s candidate for MEP in the Midlands-North-West constituency, Ciaran Mullooly has today (Tuesday, June 4) committed to “fight tirelessly” to secure essential EU funding to bolster infrastructure in the west of Ireland.
Mullooly stated that “robust and equitable funding” to bolster the West of Ireland\u2019s infrastructure will be a “key priority” of his in Brussels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The candidate added that it “baffles” him that there is so much focus on lifting the passenger cap at Dublin airport, while regional balance is “ignored”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mullooly is advocating for improvements to Ireland West Airport Knock airport to be “prioritised” as a matter of urgency, and for infrastructure projects, such as, the Atlantic Rail Corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n“If we are serious about wanting the West to become a viable manufacturing hub and, generally, a viable place to invest and do business, we must match this ambition with action.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n