Peter Barry
Ceist:19 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Environment if, in view of the condition of the airport road in Cork, he will make a special grant available to upgrade it.
Written Answers. - Cork Airport Road.
There are no funds available to me from which a special grant could now be made in this case.
This is a regional road and, accordingly, primary responsibility for road works on it rests with the local authority. The cost of such works normally falls to be financed from local resources supplemented by the discretionary grants provided by my Department for regional and county roads. In the case of Cork County Council, the 1990 allocations under this heading amount to £8.357 million, compared with £6.619 million in 1989. The determination of priorities in the expenditure of these grants is a matter for the local authority.