John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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605. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for the extending of the access road at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25809/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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​The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in 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 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.

I announced the 2017 regional and load road allocations in January this year of which Kerry County Council received €15.2m. All grant funding for 2017 has now been allocated.

The management of National Parks, including the development and maintenance of access routes, is a matter for the National Parks and Wildlife Service, which is part of the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and are a matter for my colleague Minister Humphreys.