Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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606. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received a request for emergency funding from Cork County Council to carry out necessary and vital repairs to a road (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will support this request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40086/15]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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​The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' 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.

My Department was contacted by Cork County Council on 21 September 2015 concerning additional funding related to the damage caused to the road network in the south western part of the County as a result of severe flooding in September.

In response, the Department confirmed to the Council that while all of its 2015 funding has been allocated, it is prepared to facilitate agreed over expenditure on relevant programmes (Restoration Maintenance, Restoration Improvement and Bridge Rehabilitation) in order to allow Cork County Council some means of recoupment over the 2015/2016 period. In relation to the Bridge Rehabilitation Programme, Cork County Council has indicated that the repair of the collapsed section of the R597 Glandore to Leap sea wall will be included in its works programme.  The overall spend at year end will determine whether any recoupment is possible this year.