Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application for funding has been received from Laois County Council (details supplied); and if he will approve such a request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4343/13]

Leo 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 local authority. In July last year, the National Roads Authority (NRA) on behalf of the Department issued a circular to all local authorities inviting applications for consideration for funding in 2013 under the Specific Improvement Grants Scheme.  Laois County Council submitted 11 projects for consideration for funding in 2013; however the road at Shanahoe Village was not included in the Councils submission. It is open to Laois County Council to fund these works from its Discretionary Grant or alternatively from its own resources.