Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 255: To ask the Minister for Transport his responsibilities under section 77 of the Roads Act 1993; if this section has been superseded by the Environment Noise Regulations 2006; if so, the powers and responsibilities he has to require road authorities of the National Roads Authority to carry out works or take such other measures as are necessary to mitigate the effects of road traffic noise in respect of such types of public road constructed or improved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40583/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The position is that no regulations have been made under Section 77 of the Roads Act 1993 in relation to road traffic noise. This provision of the 1993 Act has effectively been replaced by the Environmental Noise Regulations 2006, which were made by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government giving effect to EU Directive 2002/49/EC. Under the Regulations, noise mapping and action planning in relation to noise generated by roads is a matter for local authorities.

I understand that the Environmental Protection Agency is the designated national authority and that it exercises general supervision over local authorities in the performance of their functions under the 2006 Regulations.