Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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594. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of a roadway (details supplied) in Killarney National Park, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5046/16]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Since 2011, my Department has expended almost €400,000 on works to roads within Killarney National Park, including:

- €26,666 on repairs to a roadway in the Killarney Demesne area, from the Deenagh Lodge to the White Bridge;

- €175,000 on repairs to roadways in Muckross and in the Reen area of the Demesne; and

- approximately €25,000 on repairs last year to a roadway in Muckross.

Future works on the roads will be considered within the context of both the management priorities for Killarney National Park and the scarce resources available for the management of National Parks and Nature Reserves across the country.

The national road running through the National Park is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland, in conjunction with the local authority, under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2015.