Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 289: To ask the Minister for Transport his preferred options for spending on major road development projects for the alleviation of traffic chaos in each of the next five years; if any of the proposals are expected to be hit by recession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47220/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme element of Transport 21. The implementation of individual national road projects and the allocation of funding thereto, is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Act, 1993 in conjunction with the relevant local authority. Notwithstanding the current difficult economic climate, this Government is committed to continuing investment in the national transport infrastructure.