Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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491. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process for road upgrading (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11468/18]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for the classification of roads as either National or Regional under the Roads Act, 1993.  I am empowered under Section 10 of the 1993 Act to classify any public road as a national or regional road and periodic reviews are undertaken in that regard. A public road, other than one classified by me as a national road or a regional road, is a local road. Road classification needs to follow appropriate and logical criteria and have regard to existing legislative provisions. Careful consideration of such proposals is, therefore, required.

Should a person or a county council wish to raise road reclassification issues relating to a road between Carrickmacross and Drumconrath, they can do so by writing to the Roads Division of my Department enclosing the following information:

- Road number and name of road or section of road in question including relevant townlands/junctions.

- Reason for reclassification request.

- Map(s) indicating current road classification.

- Map(s) indicating requested road classification.

Any such matters so raised can be considered as part of a wider road classification process.