Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if officials in his Department have been contacted by Cork City Council regarding the John F Connolly Road; if so, the date of this contact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57419/22]

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 Councils' own resources supplemented by State grants, where applicable.

Under the Regional and Local Road Grant Programme, my Department provides funding for road rehabilitation works under the Restoration Improvement Grant and each Council is required to submit a 3-year programme of works. In November 2021 Cork City Council submitted its 2022 to 2024 programme which provides for road pavement improvement works on the John F Connolly road in 2023.