Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made with the Athy distributor road; the target date for the opening of the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59984/22]

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 road grants.

The Athy Southern Distributor Road is one of the limited number of strategic regional and local road improvement schemes being undertaken under the National Development Plan.

Implementation of the Athy Southern Distributor Road is the responsibility of Kildare County Council. Following the conclusion of the tender process for the main construction contract for the scheme, the contract was awarded in late 2021 and the construction programme is underway. My understanding is that the scheme is scheduled to be completed in 2024.