Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 November 2020
38. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to increasing road safety in Kilcully, County Cork through a number of measures including traffic calming, increased lighting and footpath development. [38907/20]
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 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.
Applications for funding under the Department’s Regional and Local Road Safety Improvement Scheme are invited on an annual basis for consideration for funding in the subsequent year. Councils are made aware of this and are asked to submit applications in order of priority. Our records indicate that Cork City Council's application for safety improvement works in 2021 does not include schemes in Kilcully.
It should be noted that the new Programme for Government – Our Shared Future sets out an ambitious and wide-ranging set of commitments in relation to walking and cycling, supported by an increased multi-annual budgetary allocation amounting to some €1.8 billion over the lifetime of the Government. The National Transport Authority (NTA) allocates funds at project level and works in conjunction with the relevant local authorities to deliver improved walking and cycling infrastructure across the country.
