Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is receipt of a funding request from a local authority (details supplied). [24224/20]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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As the Deputy is aware, the improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads (RLR) 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.

Following consideration of applications received from local authorities I recently announced the grant allocations for Climate Change Adaptation measures under the Government’s July Jobs Stimulus Plan. A total of €14.1 million has been allocated to local authorities under the Department’s regional and local road maintenance and improvement grant programme for measures related to addressing the impact of climate change on the road network.

Cork City Council's application for Climate Change works did include a project to repair existing flap valves at the quay wall outfall from the Atlantic Pond at a cost of €60,000. The Climate Change Adaptation programme was oversubscribed and as a result not all schemes applied for received funding. Priority was given to maintenance and improvement works on the regional and local road network in relation to measures addressing the impact of climate change. In this context the proposed works at the Atlantic Pond were not approved for funding.

Cork City Council received a total allocation of €226,000 under the Climate Change Adaptation measures.