Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)

My understanding is, while the Minister for Transport has responsibility for overall policy and Exchequer funding in relation to the national roads programme, it is Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, that is responsible for the delivery of the national roads programme. It has informed the Department that Wicklow County Council has just completed the option selection phase for the N11-M11 bus priority scheme. The project team made presentations to elected members of Bray municipal district, Wicklow County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. The options selection report details the proposed extensive enhancement at junction 7, which will make the operation of the junction more efficient and resolve much of the delay apparently currently being experienced as well as handling the revised traffic pattern after implementation of the scheme.

It seems there needs to be further engagement with TII. In terms of BusConnects, that would be an NTA responsibility. I can alert the Minister for Transport that the Deputy has raised the specifics of that but engagement with TII and the responsible authorities is key.

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