Written answers

Wednesday, 6 June 2012

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Road Network

10:00 pm

Photo of Pat DeeringPat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 996: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider reducing the cost of tolls for persons who are regular users, for instance persons who use West Link twice daily going to and from work in these times when the cost of motoring is very expensive. [26330/12]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo 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 projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993-2007, in conjunction with the relevant local authorities concerned. In particular, the statutory power to levy tolls on national roads, to make toll bye-laws and to enter into toll agreements with private investors in respect of national roads is vested in the NRA under Part V of the Roads Act 1993 (as amended by the Planning and Development Act 2000 and the Roads Act 2007). Toll charges on national roads are set in accordance with toll bye-laws made by the NRA under Section 61 of the Roads Act.

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