Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is in receipt of an application by Mayo County Council (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the seriousness of the situation involved and the damage caused to the road network as a consequence of the current situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22381/21]

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 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.

An allocation of €15 million is being made available in 2021 to local authorities funded under my Department’s regional and local road maintenance and renewal grant programmes for Climate Adaptation and Resilience schemes. In March this year local authorities were invited to submit applications for Climate Adaptation and Resilience Works, for consideration for funding in 2021.

An application has been received from Mayo County Council, which includes a scheme for seawall renovation works on the R313 in Belmullet. Applications are currently being assessed taking into account the terms applying to the scheme and the available budget for the grant programme.