James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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709. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a road project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3939/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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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 national road projects is a matter for the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (formerly known as the NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with local authorities. Within its capital budget, the assessment and prioritisation of individual projects is a matter in the first instance for TII in accordance with Section 19 of the Roads Act. As regards regional and local roads, responsibility for implementation of improvement projects rests with the relevant local authority which is Kildare County Council in this instance.

  In view of the role of TII, in conjunction with Kildare County Council, in relation to these projects I have referred the Deputy's question to TII  for direct reply.  If a reply is not received within 10 working days please contact my office.