Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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405. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the approval of funding for Mayo County Council (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19833/21]

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. Works on those roads are funded from 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 Council.

With regards to the construction of a new outdoor training facility for the Castlebar Regional Training Centre, a funding application was made by the Training Centre in conjunction with Mayo County Council and the Department has agreed a capped contribution of €2 million with the balance funded by the Training Centre. The timing of this funding contribution will be dependent on progress in constructing the new facility.