Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 257: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to be in a position to provide adequate funding to meet the remedial work arising from the identification of well-known accident black spots on the roads throughout the country in the current year; if a specific programme targeting such locations is likely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1828/12]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 260: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent that he and or his Department and the National Roads Authority have examined the locations at which numerous accidents have taken place on minor or major roads including motorways throughout the country with particular reference to the frequency of such accidents with a view to identifying the cause or causes and addressing the issues by way of remedial action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1831/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 257 and 260 together.

The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national road projects are a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under sections 17 and 19 the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This includes funding for safety related works on national roads. The selection and prioritisation of projects to be funded is a matter for the NRA in conjunction with the relevant the local authority.The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads 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 safety works on these roads is a matter for each local authority to decide. The initial selection and prioritisation of projects to be funded is also a matter for the local authority.