Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan-Monaghan Brendan Smith has requested extra funds to help repair the substantial damage roads in Ireland over the past few months.

Mr Smith has called on the Minister for Transport Shane Ross to reconsider his decision not to allocate more money.

"Over the past number of years, the level of funding allocated for road maintenance has been running well below what's needed and serious road safety issues have arisen as a result. Road surfaces are uneven, there are large potholes on several non-national roads and disappearing line markings are making driving conditions on our roads extremely dangerous," explained Deputy Smith.

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He continued by saying the recent snow and icy conditions have left the roads in need of repair.

"Despite flagging these issues time and time again, and emphasising the importance of maintenance and repair work, the Minister is continuing to refuse to allocate additional funding for this essential work. His claims that 'all grant funding available has now been allocated' is simply not good enough."

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