Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Mr. Barry and his team. Mr. Barry spoke about the NRA's capacity to monitor road surfaces. As a result of changed economic circumstances, has the NRA had to extend the periods between preventative works and, if so, what are the new periods? Does the NRA have any concerns that it might wish to share with the committee about the funding streams needed for the road network that must be managed and the associated maintenance periods?

With regard to access and egress, there are a number of junctions of the type that the design manual refers to as 90-degree access and exit points. I am familiar with one on the Tulla road on the N18 and there is one at Roscrea that I pass on a daily basis. Is there ongoing concern about those junctions and does the authority intend to consider upgrading them?