Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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928. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress to date of road projects (details supplied); if each is at planning, design or construction phase; the phases expected to be completed in 2019; the 2018 and 2019 allocations to each project; the spend to date on each project; the estimated cost of completing each project; and the provisional timetable for completion of each project in tabular form. [1248/19]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the planning, design and construction of individual roads is a matter for the relevant road authority (i.e. local authority) in relation to local and regional roads, or for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned, in relation to national roads.

Noting the above position, I have referred the question to TII for a direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.

In the case of the Sallins Bypass the construction works are been undertaken by the same contractor who is responsible for the M7 Naas to Newbridge Bypass widening and the main works are under one contract.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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929. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress to date of road projects (details supplied); if each is at planning, design or construction phase; the phases expected to be completed in 2019; the 2018 and 2019 allocations to each project; the spend to date on each project; the estimated cost of completing each project; and the provisional timetable for completion of each project in tabular form. [1249/19]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.

Noting the above position, I have referred the question to TII for a direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.

Regarding the A5 the planning and implementation of the A5 upgrade project is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland authorities. In this context it will be for the Northern Ireland authorities to consider how to proceed in light of the recent outcome of judicial review proceedings regarding the scheme.

The current funding arrangements in relation to the A5 are governed by the Stormont House Agreement and Implementation Plan - A Fresh Start. This Agreement reaffirmed the Government's commitment to provide funding of £50 million for the A5 project and committed an additional £25 million towards the cost of Phase 1 of the project (Newbuildings to north of Strabane).

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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930. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress to date of road projects (details supplied); if each is at planning, design or construction phase; the phases expected to be completed in 2019; the 2018 and 2019 allocations to each project; the spend to date on each project; the estimated cost of completing each project; and the provisional timetable for completion of each project in tabular form. [1250/19]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015, the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned.

Noting the above position, I have referred the question to TII for a direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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931. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress to date of road projects (details supplied); if each is at planning, design or construction phase; the phases expected to be completed in 2019; the 2018 and 2019 allocations to each project; the spend to date on each project; the estimated cost of completing each project; and the provisional timetable for completion of each project in tabular form. [1251/19]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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932. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress to date of road projects (details supplied); if each is at planning, design or construction phase; the phases expected to be completed in 2019; the 2018 and 2019 allocations to each project; the spend to date on each project; the estimated cost of completing each project; and the provisional timetable for completion of each project in tabular form. [1252/19]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 931 and 932 together.

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. Each local authority is the contracting authority for the purpose of implementation of regional and local road improvement projects.

Under the National Development Plan, my Department is committed at present to providing grant funding towards the cost of 12 significant capital road improvement schemes. The status and current estimated cost for each of these schemes is set out in the following table.

As regards the Carrigaline Western Distributor Road, while my Department is not in a position to commit to grant funding the construction of the scheme at this point, the Department has been liaising with Cork County Council with a view to finalising an updated project appraisal. Cork County Council’s application for funding for the scheme under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund was successful and €750,000 has been allocated to the scheme in 2019 under that Fund.

As regards the R157, the R162 Navan to Kingscourt the Carlow Southern Link Road and the Thurles Relief Road these projects were mentioned in the National Development Plan as examples of projects which would be the subject of appraisal.A safety scheme on the R157 Castlefarm/Grange, Maynooth road has been implemented in 2018 and my Department is continuing to liaise with the relevant local authorities in relation to appraisal requirements in relation to these and other schemes.