Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 September 2021
248. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the status of the provision of a bypass for Killaloe, County Clare including the construction of a new bridge crossing the River Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46107/21]
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 Councils' own resources supplemented by State road grants.
The National Development Plan (NDP), as it stands, identifies 12 regional and local road improvement projects for development, subject to necessary approvals, and the Killaloe Bypass, Shannon Bridge Crossing and the R494 improvement scheme is one of those projects.
Under the Public Spending Code and the terms and conditions applying to regional and local road grants, capital projects are subject to review and approval at a number of stages. In this context, my Department gave approval in June 2021 for this project to proceed to tender for the main construction contract. This process is currently under way.
