Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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419. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if repair works will be carried out at a bridge (details supplied). [53202/17]

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. In cases where a piece of bridge infrastructure is owned by a party other than the Road Authority (for example by Irish Rail or Waterways Ireland) then it is a matter for the Road Authority to liaise with the appropriate party regarding maintenance responsibilities.

It is expected that regional and local road allocations for 2018 will be notified to local authorities in January 2018.