Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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1793. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be prioritised for a road (details supplied) in County Kerry to ease traffic congestion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25398/16]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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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.

The Capital Plan 2016-2021 provides that a number of schemes targeting bottlenecks in the road network will be progressed subject to necessary approvals.  Among those schemes is the Dingle Relief Road.  It is a matter for Kerry County Council to progress this scheme through the approval process.  My Department has allocated a grant of €50,000 to Kerry County Council this year to fund planning work related to the project. It is expected that grants for next year will be announced early in 2017.