Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

The latest role Deputy Broughan has for me is as a mechanic. There is no end to this man.

The NRA's role is to administer the funding for local authorities for regional and local road networks. This role used to be fulfilled internally in the Department until recently. The same staff will be involved but this time they will be in the NRA. The NRA will also be able to add its expertise to advise me on the best use of the moneys made available to the local authorities.

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