A Cork TD says the funding allocation for the Mallow Relief Road is "utterly deplorable" and is calling on the Government to increase the funding.
Sean Sherlock was speaking after Transport Infrastructure Ireland announced €100,000 for the project yesterday as part of a €550m round of funding for projects across the country.
****
There is speculation the 9 percent VAT rate on the hospitality sector will be axed by the government.
The industry has lobbied intensively for the retention of the rate which was introduced by the government during the financial crash in 2011 and extended after the first Covid-19 lockdown in 2020.
****
There's a call for price controls particularly on energy and food.
People Before Profit TD Brid Smith is making the call, after senior ministers met yesterday to discuss ways to ease the cost of living crisis.
They talked about extending some of the supports beyond the end of the month and are considering an extra 200 euro energy credit.
****
The British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet political parties in Belfast this morning, as speculation mounts that a deal has been done on resolving the controversy over the Northern Ireland Protocol.
It's understood he will brief the parties on concessions agreed in talks between officials from the British Government and the European Commission in Brussels.
The nature of the deal is expected to be published on Monday.
