Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the funding requested by Donegal County Council will be provided to upgrade the Portsalon to Fanad Head Road via Doaghbeg (details supplied). [36743/20]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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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 Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants.

Any projects proposed by local authorities for consideration under the Specific Grant Programme are assessed by the Department on a case-by-case basis. All projects put forward by local authorities for consideration must comply with the requirements of the Public Spending Code (PSC) and the Department's Capital Appraisal Framework (CAF). Given the limited funding available for regional and local road improvement projects it is important for local authorities to prioritise projects within their overall area of responsibility with these requirements in mind.

As required under the project appraisal guidelines, a Preliminary Appraisal has been received from Donegal County Council concerning works on the Portsalon to Fanad Head road. All applications received from local authorities for Specific Grant allocations have to be assessed taking into account competing projects and the budget available for road improvement schemes. It is expected that allocations for regional and local roads for 2021 will be announced early in 2021.