Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 156: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will outline the Government's motorway strategy over the last decade; the number of motorways that were planned in the last decade; the number that have been completed; the method for financing each motorway; the cost of each; his plans to construct any new motorways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46202/10]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The Government's Transport 21 Programme provided the investment framework for the development of the five major interurban motorways, linking Dublin with Belfast, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford. This inter-urban motorway programme is close to completion. The other major motorway projects which have been delivered under Transport 21 are the M3 Clonee to North of Kells scheme and the M50 Upgrade. As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme element of Transport 21. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads, is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. In addition, the allocation of funding in relation to the construction or maintenance of national roads is a matter for the NRA under Section 19 of the Roads Act.