asked the Minister for the Environment if Kerry County Council has made an application to his Department for a grant towards the provision of a footpath from Listowel town to Dirha cottages, Listowel; and if so, when the grant will be sanctioned.
Written Answers. - County Kerry Road Improvement Work.
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In 1984, Kerry County Council submitted proposals to my Department for the improvement of the ListowelBallybunion Road, including the provision of footpaths, in the vicinity of Dirha cottages. In February 1985, the Department informed the local authority that special road grant assistance was not being provided to meet the cost of the work.
As the road in question is a non-national main road, the cost of any improvement works would, in accordance with normal practice, fall to be financed by the local authority concerned from its own resources. The local authority may also, at its discretion, use the block grant for roads paid annually by my Department to supplement any expenditure from their own resources on such roads.