Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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Question 260: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Slane bypass has now been postponed beyond 2016 in view of the curtailment of capital spending at his Department. [35163/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads, is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.

Noting this I have referred the Deputy's question to the NRA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you don't receive a reply within 10 working days.