While I, as Minister, have responsibility for overall policy and funding for the national roads programme, the allocation of funding for individual projects is a matter for the NRA in accordance with its responsibility, under section 17 of the Roads Act 1993, for the construction and maintenance of national roads and within the strategic framework established by the Government in the national development plan for the upgrade of the national road network. I have not issued directions or guidelines under section 41 of the Roads Act 1993 to the NRA.