John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person or body responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of a road (details supplied) that is still under the remit of her Department; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the road is in very poor condition with debris, refuse and large weeds visible as there has been no maintenance carried out on this particular road in recent months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46581/21]

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department plans to implement traffic calming along a road (details supplied) that is currently under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46582/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 472 and 473 together.

As the Deputy is aware, the road to which he refers forms part of a project delivered under the Schools Bundle 5 Public Private Partnership (PPP) programme. The National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) holds the role of agent for my Department on this PPP project, which consists of the construction and operation of six new schools, two of which are the schools referred to by the Deputy.

As part of the PPP arrangement, responsibility for this road lies with the PPP Company, until such time as it is taken in charge by the relevant local authorities. In the interim, the NDFA is engaging with the PPP Company to prioritise the maintenance issues raised by the Deputy.

I can confirm that my Department, together with the NDFA, continues to engage with the relevant parties with a view to having these roads taken in charge by the relevant local authorities. In that context, at this time it is not a matter for my Department to implement measures, including traffic calming, on this road.