Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 650: To ask the Minister for Transport the contact he has had with the National Roads Authority since January 2008; the dates of meetings held and topics discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38291/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I met with representatives of all the relevant agencies, including the National Roads Authority (NRA), on 13 February 2008 to discuss Transport 21 issues.

In addition, I met with the Chief Executive of the National Roads Authority (NRA) and with senior officials and Board members to discuss a number of policy issues, including the NRA's national roads programme, on four separate occasions between April and December of 2008.

I also had a meeting with the Chairman of the NRA in May of this year. A number of issues were discussed at this meeting including Transport 21 and budgetary and corporate governance issues.

More generally, my Department maintains regular contact with the NRA in relation to policy and funding issues in respect of the national roads programme element of Transport 21 and in relation to corporate governance of the Authority.