Ann Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the NRA representatives to the meeting. Does the NRA have contact with local authorities? Do the local authorities have autonomy to respond to the demands in their local area? How has the NRA dealt with local councils that have inherited a large network of regional roads, which is a greater drain on the budget?

If we were to experience similar bad weather to the winter of 2010, are we satisfied that we would be able to deal with it in 2012? What percentage of the budget is allocated to health and safety?