Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 162: To ask the Minister for Transport if funding has been drawn down by Mayo County Council in relation to flooding and landslides in Buckagh, Keena, Shramore, Treenlaur and Glenisland which occurred at the beginning of July 2009. [2647/10]

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. The carrying out of works on these roads is a matter for the relevant local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants. In 2009, Mayo County Council undertook necessary reinstatement works to address damage to roads caused by flooding in July of that year. The council has submitted applications for regional and local road funding in 2010, including funding for works necessitated by the July 2009 flooding. Regional and local road grant allocations for 2010 are being considered at present and I will announce these grant allocations by mid February 2010 at the latest.