Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 March 2018
537. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to upgrade a road (details supplied) to regional road status within County Donegal; if this road will form a strategic part of the local infrastructure in a post-Brexit scenario; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14106/18]
View answerAs 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 Donegal County Council wish to raise road reclassification issues relating to a particular road, it 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 then be considered as part of the road classification process.
