Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2016
764. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 633 of 5 July 2016, the funding Meath County Council has applied for in respect of the proposed spine road R150 Laytown to Bettystown, County Meath, for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21056/16]
View answerThe improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in Co. Meath is the statutory responsibility of Meath County Council, 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 Capital Plan 2016-2021 provides that a number of schemes targeting bottlenecks in the road network will be progressed subject to necessary approvals. Prior to the completion of the Part V111 planning approval process for the Bettystown to Laytown Spine road, my Department made provision for a 2016 allocation of €50,000 for the project in the January grant allocations. Meath County Council subsequently submitted a revised total project application for €4.38 million and my Department is liaising with the Council in relation to the project, including the cost estimate and the timescale for implementation. All available grant funding for 2016 has now been allocated.
