Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 200: To ask the Minister for Transport in view of the commitment in the recently published four year plan to develop Ireland as an international construction services centre, if he will introduce legislation immediately to facilitate the National Roads Authority to compete and tender for international road building projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45224/10]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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There is no proposal at present to amend the legislation governing the NRA to enable the Authority to tender for the construction of international road building projects. The primary role of the National Roads Authority (NRA) is to oversee the planning, construction and maintenance of the national road infrastructure in conjunction with the local authorities. Any constructive proposal that may emerge in relation to amending the functions of the NRA can be considered in the context of the planned legislation to provide for the amalgamation of the NRA and the Railway Procurement Agency.