NRA boss defends budget blowout of almost €10 billion

THE National Roads Authority (NRA) chief executive Michael Tobin yesterday strongly defended the almost €10 billion budget overspend over the past five years.

Mr Tobin predicted new NRA contracts would reduce the overruns in major road projects and they were expected to come in under budget this year.

The NRA chief executive was appearing before the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee where he was subjected to tough questioning by politicians.