Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 257: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he sees the upgrade of the N22 to Macroom road as a priority project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8881/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The planning, design and implementation of individual national roads are matters for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Noting this, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NRA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you don't receive a reply within 10 working days.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 258: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make funding available to Donegal County Council for road improvement works based on the storm damage report submitted by the council to him in September 2011. [8894/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Against the backdrop of very tight overall financial constraints, the grant allocations for 2012 in respect of regional and local roads have now been announced. Donegal County Council has received an increase of €1.1 million in its restoration improvement grant (above the 2011 amount) to bring it to €11.3 million. The additional monies being made available to the Council under the restoration improvement programme in 2012 should assist the Council in carrying out rehabilitation works on damaged roads. The Department is also open to the Council revising its three year restoration improvement programme to accommodate particular restoration works which may now be needed following the storm damage.