Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 March 2009
249 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Transport when his Department received the National Roads Authority’s report on the eastern by-pass; when the city manager of Dublin City Council, the councillors of Dublin City Council and the general public will be allowed to see the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9837/09]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, as Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in respect of the national roads programme element of Transport 21. The implementation of individual national road projects, such as the Eastern Bypass, is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Act 1993 in conjunction with the relevant local authorities.
The feasibility study on the Eastern Bypass, carried out by the NRA as part of their remit, was presented to my Department in November 2007. I understand that the Dublin Docklands Development Authority are currently conducting a public consultation process regarding plans for the future development of the Poolbeg area. The National Roads Authority will be making a submission on the potential impacts of the DDDA proposals on the Eastern Bypass. In the context of that submission, the NRA feasibility study on the Eastern Bypass will be placed in the public domain.
