Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications
Road Network: Discussion with National Roads Authority
10:45 am
Mr. Fred Barry:
On central reservations and wider barriers, the Senator is absolutely correct. One could increase the safety of the barrier by having much wider roads with much wider central reservations. There are two obstacles to acquiring the relevant land. First, An Bord Pleanála would be obliged to allow us to compulsorily purchase a much wider corridor of land than is currently the case.