Shane McEntee (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 167: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress which has been made by his Department to introduce open road tolling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3357/06]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 171: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason for the long delay in introducing legislation for open road tolling; and when he expects to introduce such legislation. [3105/06]

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 193: To ask the Minister for Transport when the Roads (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, to allow for electronic tolling, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3331/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 167, 171 and 193 together.

My Department is working on proposals for legislative amendments to the Roads Act 1993 to strengthen the enforcement provisions relating to non-payment of tolls in a barrier free tolling environment. I anticipate, subject to the other priorities on the legislative programme, that the draft legislation will be introduced by mid-2006.