Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 261: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number if any of public private partnerships likely to be involved in new capital projects promoted by him over the next four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1832/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The implementation of individual national road schemes, including Public Private Partnership schemes, is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) in accordance with the Roads Acts 1993-2007.

The Infrastructure and Capital Investment Framework 2012- 2016 makes provision for the N11 Arklow-Rathnew/N7 Newlands Cross PPP project to proceed. Also, the intention is to pursue the N17/N18 Gort-Tuam PPP with a view to the project going ahead within the Capital Investment framework period.