I proposed to take Questions Nos. 22, 29, 140, 141, 173 and 174 together.
The primary purpose of the proposed port access route is to provide a direct link from the C-ring motorway to Dublin Port to cater for existing and anticipated growth in port traffic. A number of options for access to Dublin Port were examined as part of the Dublin Transportation Initiative, including an eastern bypass, a northern port access route, an east-west tunnel and a Royal Canal truckway. The DTI report recommended the development of a northern port access route.
The proposed route is intended to be a national primary road. The development of proposals for the route is, accordingly, a matter for Dublin Corporation, as road authority for the area, acting under the general supervision of the National Roads Authority which has overall responsibility for the planning, design, construction and financing of national roads.