Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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894. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the concerns (details supplied) of residents in Milltown, County Kerry will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26821/16]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads (including the R563) in Milltown, Co. Kerry is the statutory responsibility of Kerry 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 Council.

While my Department is responsible for general legislation in regard to traffic matters, it has no direct role in relation to the erection of road signage. However, the recently updated 2010 Traffic Signs Manual, which constitutes a Direction of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, provides local authorities with detailed guidance regarding the design, application and placement of road signs for use on national, regional and local roads and on motorways in Ireland. Issues regarding the placement of signage on regional and local roads is a matter for the local authority and they need to be resolved at local level.