Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 342: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason there is no multi-annual funding for EU co-financed regional road programmes; if he will review this situation in the interest of value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22941/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads, in its area, is a statutory function of each individual local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants paid by my Department. Prior to 2007, grants were provided to local authorities under the then EU co- financed Specific Improvement grants scheme. EU aid is no longer available for improvement works on regional and local roads. However, projects previously funded under the former EU co-financed scheme are now eligible for grant aid under a new Specific Improvement grants scheme introduced in 2007.