Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 441: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department will make arrangements for the anticipated increase in traffic on and around the M50 due to the imminent opening of the Dublin Port Tunnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27503/06]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 442: To ask the Minister for Transport if the National Roads Authority has applied for funding to make provision for the anticipated increase in traffic numbers on the M50 and the roads leading to it upon the opening of the Dublin Port Tunnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27504/06]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 468: To ask the Minister for Transport when the deal for the purchase of the Westlink will be completed; and the tolling regime that will apply on the M50 thereafter. [27999/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 441, 442 and 468 together.

The planning, design and implementation of national road improvement projects, including the M50 upgrade, is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) and the local authorities concerned.

The allocation of funding in relation to the construction or maintenance of national roads is also a matter for the NRA under section 19(1)(f) of the Roads Act 1993, together with the tolling of roads under Part V of the Roads Act 1993 (as amended by the Planning and Development Act 2000).

Traffic management in general is a matter for the appropriate local authority and in the case of the M50, that authority is Dublin City Council.