Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
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723. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current situation regarding the Slane bypass; the last communication his Department had with Meath County Council regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16519/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.  

Within its capital budget, the assessment and prioritisation of individual projects is a matter in the first instance for the NRA in accordance with Section 19 of the Roads Act. I attended a meeting with Meath County Council and the NRA in May 2013 regarding the traffic situation in Slane.  The conclusion from that meeting was that Meath County Council would produce a Traffic Management Plan for Slane.