Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the persons-bodies that established the National Roads Authority; when same were set up and their responsibilities. [8537/15]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Section 16 of the Roads Act 1993 provided for the establishment of the National Roads Authority (NRA). The then Minister made an order (S.I. No. 407 of 1993) appointing the 23rd of December 1993 as the establishment day for the NRA. The NRA took over oversight functions in respect of national roads from 1 January 1994.

The NRA's primary function under the Roads Act 1993, is to secure the provision of a safe and efficient network of national roads. For this purpose, it has overall responsibility for the planning, supervision of construction, road network management and maintenance on national roads.