Written answers

Thursday, 10 November 2011

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Road Network

5:00 pm

Photo of Seán Ó FearghaílSeán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 201: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the nature of any contacts, he has had with the National Roads Authority or with Kildare County Council on to the proposed southern distributor road for Athy, County Kildare; if meetings are planned or foreseen on this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33773/11]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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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 works to be funded is also a matter for the Council.My Department received an application from Kildare County Council in November 2008 for 100% funding of the Athy Southern Distributor Road at an estimated cost of €42 million. A grant of €150,000 was allocated to the Council in 2011 to allow certain design and planning work on this project to be undertaken.

I have not had any requests for a meeting from the National Roads Authority or Kildare County Council in relation to this project and no meetings have taken place.

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