Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 February 2008
210 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the status of discussions between his Department and Mayo County Council in relation to a road project (details supplied) in County Mayo; the specific funding requests that were received from Mayo County Council in relation to this road; and the future plans for investment in the road. [6904/08]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in their areas is a matter for local authorities to be funded from their own resources supplemented by State grants.
Following the issue of road grants for 2007, Mayo County Council sought additional funding for the upgrading of the R312 Castlebar — Belmullet Road. The Council was informed, on 5 March 2007, that the 2007 regional and local road grant allocations had already been notified to local authorities, and that accordingly there were no funds available from which further grants could be provided for the proposed project in 2007.
However, in order to facilitate future consideration of the proposal, the Council was requested to submit details of the proposed scheme, including confirmation of the proposed works, a draft expenditure profile, details of the Council's proposed own resources expenditure on the scheme and possible funding from other sources. A reply was received from the Council on 30 October 2007.
Grants to local authorities in 2008 for regional and local roads were allocated to local authorities on 15 February. Mayo County Council's overall allocation of €30,092,304 includes an allocation of €200,000 for design work on the R312 Castlebar to Belmullet Road.
Progress with this project is a matter for Mayo County Council.
211 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline in tabular form the roads submitted to his Department by Mayo County Council for funding under the 2008 non-national roads scheme and the priority given to each. [6905/08]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in their areas is a matter for local authorities to be funded from their own resources supplemented by State grants. State road grants for regional and local roads are allocated to local authorities under a number of grant categories. These include the Specific Improvement Grants scheme. The initial selection of projects to be funded under that scheme, and the priority to be attached to each project, is entirely a matter for the local authorities.
The projects submitted to my Department by Mayo County Council in respect of 2008 under the Specific Improvement Grants scheme are outlined in Table 1.
|
Road Number |
Scheme Name |
Grant Requested 2008 |
|
€ |
||
|
Newport Road Castlebar Rehins (Ph. 2) |
1,600,000 |
|
|
R321 |
Bohola — Kiltimagh (Shanaghy — N5) |
500,000 |
|
R331 |
Ballinrobe — Claremorris (Brookhill — Millbrook) |
460,000 |
|
L1190-R314 |
Bearnadearg |
660,000 |
|
R324 |
Cross-Neale |
300,000 |
|
R314 |
Killala — Ballycastle, Killybrone |
300,000 |
|
R311 |
Link Road: Newport Road to Lough Lannagh Road Roundabout |
200,000 |
|
R319 |
Achill Sound Bridge |
1,500,000 |
In addition to the above, the Council sought funding for design work on the R312 Castlebar/ Belmullet Road.
Mayo County Council also sought funding for Low Cost Safety Improvement works at a number of locations. Details are outlined in Table 2.
|
Priority |
Scheme |
Estimated Cost |
|
€ |
||
|
1 |
R313 Belmullet — Blacksod Road |
100,000 |
|
2 |
L5650-0 Creagh Road, Ballinrobe |
45,000 |
|
3 |
R294 Bonniconlon — Tubbercurry Road at Drumsheen |
15,000 |
|
4 |
R319 Achill — Bunnacurry Road @ Cashel |
15,000 |
|
5 |
L-1611-0 Roundfort Road, Ballinrobe |
20,000 |
|
6 |
L-1205-0 Glencastle — Geesala Road |
30,000 |
|
7 |
R324 @ Balla |
10,000 |
|
8 |
L1508-0/L1510-0 Junction at Ballyhankeen |
20,000 |
|
9 |
R310/R315 Junction at Pontoon |
10,000 |
|
10 |
R313 Bangor Erris Belmullet Road |
100,000 |
|
11 |
L-5649-0/L-1607-0 Junction at Roxborough |
20,000 |
|
12 |
R330 Westport — Ballinrobe Road at Cooloughra |
20,000 |
|
13 |
L-1705-0 Balla — MayoAbbey Road at Lagaturrin |
10,000 |
Any questions regarding the prioritisation of particular projects should be addressed to Mayo County Council.
Road grants for 2008 in respect of regional and local roads were allocated to local authorities on 15 February 2008. The total road grants allocated to Mayo County Council were €30,092,304.
