Damien English (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 611: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide additional funding for improvement works on the county roads in the vicinity of Killallon, Crossakiel, Clonmellon and Kilskyre in Counties Meath and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11644/07]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The improvement and maintenance of non-national roads is a matter for the relevant local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State grants provided by my Department. The initial decisions regarding projects to be funded on foot of these grants, including the location of works, is primarily a matter for the relevant local authority. Local authorities may either submit applications for grant aid for specific schemes or may fund eligible works from discretionary grants.

In 2007, non-national road grant allocations by my Department to Meath and Westmeath County Councils are €29,502,498 and €15,933,997 respectively. All non-national road grants for 2007 have now been committed and there are no additional funds at my disposal from which further grant allocations could be made at this time.