Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 June 2020
542. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will approve funding for proposals for a low-cost safety scheme at Killard, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9735/20]
View answerThe improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads (RLR) 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 the councils' own resources supplemented by State road grants.
My Department sought applications in September 2019 for funding of safety improvement works on regional and local roads to be carried out by local authorities during 2020. The schemes for inclusion in the application are decided by the local authorities. Allocations are made by the Department taking into account the terms applying to the scheme and the available budget for the grant programme.
Cork County Council submitted 24 projects for funding under the Safety Improvement Scheme in 2020 and 24 were approved for funding. A total grant of €900,000 was allocated for these Safety Improvement Schemes on 21st January 2020. My Department did not receive an application for a scheme in Killard.
It is also open to local authorities to fund Safety Improvement Schemes from the Discretionary Grant or from their own resources.
