Written answers
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Road Network
9:00 pm
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 215: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the roads projects submitted by Donegal County Council for funding under the specific improvement grants programme for 2012 and the priority order indicated by the council for each road project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6977/12]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 216: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the roads projects in County Donegal granted funding by him under the specific improvement grants programme for 2012; if the approved funding was allocated in accordance with the priority listing allocated to projects by Donegal County Council in its application; if not his reason for not following the council's requested priority listing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6978/12]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 and 216 together.
The initial applications submitted by Donegal County Council to the National Roads Authority (NRA) for funding under the Specific Improvement Grants in 2012, in order of priority, along with the allocation provided in 2012 is outlined in the following table:
| Priority | Project | Amount Requested | Amount Allocated |
| 1 | R263 Killybegs Industry Road | €200,000 | €200,000 |
| 2 | Kerrykeel – Eelburn | €140,000 | €0 |
| 3 | R245 Woodlands | €290,100 | €290,100 |
| 4 | Tir Chonaill Bridge | €100,000 | €100,000 |
| 5 | Mulantiboyle Bridge | €350,000 | €350,000 |
| 6 | R259 Crolly – Carrickfin | €250,000 | €250,000 |
| 7 | St. Johnston – Tullyowen Road | €300,000 | €300,000 |
Further projects were subsequently submitted by the Council after the specified deadline, however, they were below the threshold for funding under the Specific Improvement Grants Scheme and were therefore not considered for funding.
The only project which did not receive funding in 2012 was the Kerrykeel-Eelburn Project. Donegal County Council received funding of €20,000 for this scheme in 2011 to finish out a section of this road. The NRA understood that this grant would then complete this project. The application submitted for funding in 2012 for Kerrykeel-Eelburn was for additional land acquisition together with road construction. As the application was less than the minimum threshold of €250,000 for a Specific Grant scheme, the NRA did not include it in its list of recommended Specific Grant schemes for Donegal County Council.
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