Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 112: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will be supportive of future applications from Kerry County Council to widen Listry Bridge on the R563 Killarney to Milltown Road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32023/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The maintenance and improvement 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 works on these roads is 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 projects to be funded is also a matter for the council.

It is open to Kerry County Council to include the Listry Bridge project in its submission for consideration for funding under the Specific Improvement Grants Scheme in 2013 when applications are sought by the National Roads Authority in due course. This application, together with all other applications under this grant category will be considered, having regard to compliance with the eligibility criteria, the need to prioritise projects, competing demands from other local authorities and the funds available for the scheme in 2013.