Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 638: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to correspondence forwarded on by this Deputy to his office (details supplied), if he has power to intervene under Section 77 of the Roads Act, 1993; if so, if and when he will take appropriate action in view of the fact that the quality of life and safety of residents is being compromised due to inadequate noise and safety barriers erected as a result of inaccurate modelling information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14009/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I have no function under the Roads Act 1993. Within the functional area of a local authority, noise mapping and action planning in relation to any road to which the provisions of the Environmental Noise Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 140 of 2006) apply are matters for the local authority concerned.