Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when official notification from his Department will issue to an organisation (details supplied) in regard to a grant under the jobs stimulus funding for active travel and climate change adaptation measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31647/20]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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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 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.

Following the Government announcement of the July Jobs Stimulus Plan eligible local authorities funded under the Department’s regional and local road maintenance and renewal grant programmes were invited to apply for funding under the Active Travel and Climate Change Adaptation measures.

On the 31st August Galway County Council received notification that a total allocation of €2,688,095 under Active Travel measures had been approved. This includes an allocation of €40,000 for improved crossing facilities at Clonbur.