Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 September 2016
884. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be expedited for the extension of the bypass between Tralee Institute of Technology and Mounthawk, Tralee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26745/16]
View answerThe improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in Kerry is the statutory responsibility of Kerry 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 selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the Council.
Given the cutbacks in State funding for regional and local roads since the financial crisis, it has been necessary to curtail the grant programmes for new regional and local road schemes and for major realignment schemes in order to concentrate available funding on the maintenance of the existing network. In this context my Department is not operating an application process under these grant schemes at this time.
