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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 April 2014

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Questions (705)

Martin Ferris

Question:

705. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make emergency funding available for a section of the L-3018, local primary route from Coolcorcoran Cross and Inchycullane. [17933/14]

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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.  

My Department has allocated a total of €332 million for regional and local roads in 2014, €12.7m of which was allocated to Kerry County Council. Increasingly regional and local road grant funding to local authorities is being directed towards the maintenance and repair of regional and local roads and low cost safety works.  This will remain the position in the coming years but as I outlined above the selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is a matter for the local authority.

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