Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The National Roads Authority will not make the final decision; that will be a decision for the local authorities with regard to most of the roads. Houses will not generally be constructed along national primary routes. This will be an additional oversight responsibility for local authorities which may result in a resourcing issue. In many cases because of the recruitment embargo there is a deficiency of local authority staff numbers to provide oversight. I expect that short cuts will be taken when oversight is not in place. It should not be a case of relying on the public to make complaints. The sub-contracting of services is also an issue.