Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 December 2015
629. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received any submissions from Mayo County Council for a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43801/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads, including the R312 is the statutory responsibility of Mayo County Council, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the 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.
My Department received an application this year respect of the R312 under the Strategic Grant Programme. In order to protect funding for road maintenance and repair, the Strategic Grant Programme has had to be curtailed. Mayo County Council was notified in July 2015 that the Department was not in a position to provide an allocation for the scheme.
