asked the Minister for the Environment when it is intended to complete the Frascati by-pass, Blackrock, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - County Dublin By-Pass.
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I assume that the Deputy's question refers to the proposals of Dún Laoghaire Corporation for the construction of stage 2 of the Blackrock by-pass.
Detailed traffic information relative to this proposal was received in my Department on 1 September last and a clarificatory communication was received on 26 September. Following examination of this information discussions on the project were held, at engineering level on 11 November in the course of which it was established that the outline proposals submitted by the corporation might require modification to avoid possible adverse traffic and environmental effect in residential roads within the influence of the by-pass. Dún Laoghaire Corporation engineers agreed at the meeting to carry out further technical analyses essential to examination of the proposal. Confirmation of the agreement reached at the meeting was sent to the corporation in a letter from my Department dated 25 November.
I am not in a position at this stage to state when the project will be completed.