Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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964. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding for road works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25088/16]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I have allocated over €750,000 of capital investment during 2016 for the location referred to in the details supplied. This figure is in addition to a discrete stream of funding already allocated towards the completion and opening of an important heritage site at the location referred to.

The funding, which is part of my Department's Capital Programme for the National Parks and Wildlife Service, is aimed at priority capital projects identified within the country's 6 National Parks and 80 statutory Nature Reserves.

Over a third of the funding for the location referred to is allocated for the repair of internal roadways.