Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 24 October 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA

11:10 am

Mr. Fred Barry:

There is a much bigger problem but the issue has been raised. We will make sure we do not do anything to prevent it from going ahead. In terms of going beyond that to doing works or planning, I have spoken about the funding situation. In the absence of change to that funding situation, we will not be able to do a whole lot more than that.

I discussed the Narrow Water Bridge while some members were voting. The Narrow Water Bridge is on a regional road, so it concerns Louth County Council and County Down. We do not have any role in this development and we do not own or manage the roads which connect into it. It is not for us.