Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2012
1902. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport when money will be provided to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to enable the Blackglen Road widening scheme to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37691/12]
View answerThe improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in its area, is a statutory function of each road authority in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Roads Act, 1993. Works on such roads are a matter for the relevant local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded are also a matter for the local authority.
The National Roads Authority recently invited applications for funding in 2013 under the Specific Improvement Grants Scheme. It is open to Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to include this project among its applications when they are submitted in due course. All applications will be considered having regard to the eligibility criteria, the need to prioritise projects, competing demands from other local authorities and the funding available for the scheme in 2013. I will announce the 2013 regional and local road grant allocations early in the new year.
