Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional funding he plans to allocate to Monaghan County Council to address the need for upgrading and improving works to be carried out on the network of roads affected directly and indirectly by the recent mine collapse in the Magheracloone area of County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48517/18]

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.

As the responsible road authority, it is a matter for Monaghan County Council to assess the options open to it in relation to these roads having regard to the causes of any damage.

In relation to road grants all regional and local road funding for 2018 has been fully allocated.  The 2019 allocations will be notified to local authorities in the New Year.