Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the €30,000 recently allocated to the Thurles inner relief road under the local and regional roads programme of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11863/22]

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. 

The primary focus for capital investment under my Department's Regional and Local Road Grant Programme continues to be the protection and renewal of the regional and local road network with some limited investment in road improvement projects. 

€30,000 has been allocated to the Thurles Inner Relief Road scheme in 2022 to allow Tipperary County Council to appoint consultants to progress the detailed design of the scheme.