Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 261 of 5 November 2015, if he will provide funding to Monaghan County Council to carry out essential upgrading work on the R190 Ballybay to Cootehill road, due to the serious flooding that has occurred on that road over the past two months, if he is aware this flooding is the cause of very serious concern to local residents and to motorists who use this route, which carries a very heavy volume of traffic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1697/16]

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

As part of the response to the storms and flooding the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government has sought submissions from local authorities setting out both the estimated short term costs and the costs related to damage to infrastructure, including transport.  This is to ensure that a comprehensive picture of the full cost of the recent flood events across all sectors including the road network (national and regional and local) is garnered both by the Department of the Environment and my own Department. So far, 25 of the 28 local authorities have reported on their estimated infrastructure damage costs and my Department is in the process of reviewing the estimates received so far.

Once a full assessment can be made based on information from local authorities which could take some time, my officials will engage with local authority officials with a view to addressing critical repair work and examining the scope for remedial works on particular roads.​

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional specific funding he will allocate to Cavan County Council to carry out improvement works to roads that have been damaged due to the serious flooding problems in December 2015 and January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1698/16]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The maintenance of individual national roads in Cavan is a matter for the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (formerly known as the NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with Cavan County Council. Within its capital budget, the assessment and prioritisation of individual projects is a matter in the first instance for TII in accordance with Section 19 of the Roads Act.  Regarding regional and local roads in Cavan, the Council has statutory responsibility for the improvement and maintenance of those roads, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants.  The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the Council.

As part of the response to the storms and flooding the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government has sought submissions from local authorities setting out both the estimated short term costs and the costs related to damage to infrastructure, including transport.  This is to ensure that a comprehensive picture of the full cost of the recent flood events across all sectors including the road network (national and regional and local) is garnered both by the Department of the Environment and my own Department. So far, 25 of the 28 local authorities have reported on their estimated infrastructure damage costs and my Department is in the process of reviewing the estimates received so far.

Once a full assessment can be made based on information from local authorities, my officials and those in TII will engage with local authority officials with a view to addressing critical repair work  and examining the scope for remedial works on particular roads.

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional specific funding he will allocate to Monaghan County Council to carry out improvement works to roads that have been damaged due to the serious flooding problems in December 2015 and January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1699/16]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The maintenance of individual national roads in Monaghan is a matter for the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (formerly known as the NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 in conjunction with Monaghan County Council. Within its capital budget, the assessment and prioritisation of individual projects is a matter in the first instance for TII in accordance with Section 19 of the Roads Act.  Regarding regional and local roads in Monaghan, the Council has statutory responsibility for the improvement and maintenance of those roads, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants.  The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the Council.

As part of the response to the storms and flooding the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government has sought submissions from local authorities setting out both the estimated short term costs and the costs related to damage to infrastructure, including transport.  This is to ensure that a comprehensive picture of the full cost of the recent flood events across all sectors including the road network (national and regional and local) is garnered both by the Department of the Environment and my own Department. So far, 25 of the 28 local authorities have reported on their estimated infrastructure damage costs and my Department is in the process of reviewing the estimates received so far.

Once a full assessment can be made based on information from local authorities, my officials and those in TII will engage with local authority officials with a view to addressing critical repair work and examining the scope for remedial works on particular roads.​