Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2015
697. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be made available for the commencement of the Daingean Uí Chúis Relief Road in County Kerry, phase 4, which is shovel ready; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36276/15]
View answerThe 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.
Now that the capital plan has been published my Department will be assessing the timeframes for implementation of individual projects included in the seven year plan taking into account annual budget allocations and maintenance and renewal grant requirements. The timeframe for providing grants towards the cost of implementing individual regional and local road projects will be decided once that assessment is completed.
