Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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1154. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of an application for funding for improvement works for a road (details supplied) submitted by Galway county council on 6 September 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46134/17]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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My Department wrote to Local Authorities in August to establish the level of demand for a Local Improvement Scheme this year to support improvement works on private and non-public roads.

Based on the feedback from the Local Authorities, on 21st September I announced the provision of €10 million for a Local Improvement Scheme on a national basis.

I can confirm that I received an application for funding for the road referred to by the Deputy on the 6th September. However, the road in question is a public road and is not eligible for support under the Local Improvement Scheme.  Responsibility for the maintenance of public roads falls under the remit of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. Galway County Council have been advised of the position.