70. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if he will arrange for an engineer’s report into an ongoing hazardous water lodging situation with a junction (details supplied) where the examination is carried out on a day when it is raining, or where the engineer’s examination is carried out on a monitoring basis over a fixed timeframe. [39275/24]

As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the operation and management of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This is also subject to the Infrastructure Guidelines and the necessary statutory approvals. In this context, TII is best placed to advise you.

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