Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 497: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department or other Government Departments propose to offer or have offered capital funding to Kildare County Council or other local authorities in respect of capital requirements under Transport 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10908/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme element of Transport 21. The implementation of individual national road projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Act, 1993 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.

The Traffic Management Grants Scheme, administered by the Dublin Transportation Office, provides funding in respect of the installation of Quality Bus Corridors, bus priority and other traffic management measures in the Greater Dublin Area. All the local authorities in the GDA, including Kildare County Council, can apply for funding under this scheme.