Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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151. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the safety measures that will be put in place at a junction (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45978/18]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of local authorities, 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 local authority.

It is a matter for each Council to determine its priorities and decide its work programme taking available grant funding and its own resources into account. I always stress to Councils the importance of prioritising roads when allocating their own resources.

My Department's regional and local road grant programmes include a Safety Improvement Works scheme. Under this programme local authorities submit a list of projects each year in order of priority for consideration for funding. Within the constraints of the overall roads budget, allocations are then made to local authorities as part of the annual grant allocation process. The Cavan County Council proposals for Safety Works in 2019 will be considered under this process. It is expected that the 2019 Grant Allocations for regional and local roads will be announced in January 2019.