Brian Stanley (Laois, Sinn Fein)
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919. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding which has been allocated and the estimated cost of the southern distributor road; and if funding will be allocated for it in 2019. [1104/19]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the relevant local authority 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. Details of the regional and local road grant allocations and payments to local authorities are outlined in the regional and local road grant booklets which are available in the Dáil Library.

The current estimated cost of the Portlaoise Southern Circular Road, to which I assume the Deputy is referring, is €7 million.

In relation to 2019 expenditure, the allocations are expected to be announced shortly.