Michael Healy-Rae
Question:697. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a grant for road improvement will be made available to Kerry County Council. [25111/13]
View answerTuesday, 28 May 2013
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The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local authority.
I announced the 2013 regional and local road grant allocations on 25th January this year. A total of €350 million is being provided under the Regional and Local Roads Investment Programme this year. From that overall total, Kerry County Council is being provided with an allocation of approximately €14.2 million.