Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 432: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the impact of the construction of the M3 on heritage tourism. [38563/06]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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Responsibility for the design, planning, specification and implementation of individual national road projects, including the M3 Scheme, is a matter for the National Roads Authority under Section 17(1) of the Roads Act, 1993 and the relevant local authority which, in this case, is Meath County Council. Neither the National Roads Authority nor the Local Authorities operate under the aegis of my Department.

I understand that an Environmental Impact Statement for the M3 scheme was prepared on behalf of Meath County Council and it found, inter alia, that the scheme would stimulate increased tourist activity as well as improving the accessibility of recreational and cultural facilities.