Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided to assist farmers in the construction of agricultural underpass crossings on non-national roads in cases in which such facilities are deemed essential in the interests of public safety, particularly road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13071/21]

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. While my Department provides grant support to assist local authorities with the maintenance and renewal of regional and local roads, a grant programme for the provision of road underpasses is not under consideration.