David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 326: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 352 of 19 February 2008, the last occasion when he classified by order an existing public road as a national road; the road in question; if he is considering classifying further existing public roads as national roads within the next 12 months; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8712/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The national and regional road classification system was set out in Statutory Instrument (S.I.) 209 of 1994: Roads Act, 1993 (Declaration of National Roads) Order, 1994 and S.I. 400 of 1994: Roads Act, 1993 (Declaration of Regional Roads) Order, 1994. A major review of these Statutory Instruments — designed to take account of road improvements and route changes since 1994 — was completed in 2006 as set out in Statutory Instruments S.I. 187 of 2006 and S.I. 188 of 2006.

This system was established in consultation with local authorities and took account of representations received from a wide range of local interests. The need to update the classification of roads is being kept under review.