Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 610: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding an application by a local authority (details supplied) for an improvement grant. [33826/09]

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 road authority in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Roads Act, 1993. Works on such roads are a matter for the relevant local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of projects to be funded is also a matter for the local authority. In August my Department sought applications for consideration for funding under the Specific Improvement Grants scheme in 2010. Cork County Council has included the R611 Belgooly to Carrigaline Road among its applications for funding. The 2010 road grant allocations will be decided early in the New Year.