22 March 2005

Transport

Correspondence between Transport Department and the National Museum

Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide this Deputy with copies of any correspondence between his Department and the Director of the National Museum and the Chief State Archaeologist since 1 January 2005 regarding the proposal to build the M3 in the vicinity of the Hill of Tara in County Meath.

Minister For Transport: The planning, design and implementation of national road improvement projects, including the M3 project, is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) and the local authorities concerned – in this case Meath County Council.

As I have no functions in relation to individual national road projects the documentation in my Department relating to the M3 Clonee-Kells project consists of representations relating to the project and copies of NRA presentations to Oireachtas Committees and information notes relating to the project.

There has been no correspondence between my Department and the Director of the National Museum regarding the M3.