Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 April 2016
150. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 835 of 14 April 2016, if he will identify any schemes or options for funding available within his Department, apart from the local improvement scheme, to commence urgently needed repair works at a location (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7842/16]
View answerAs I outlined in my reply to PQ 6630/16 of 14 April 2016, the improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the Council.
As regards works on a private road there is a mechanism, subject to conditions, under the Discretionary Grant programme for local authorities to use some grant funding for such LIS works. Any decision to do so rests with the local authority and no other funding is available for such works from this Department.
