Ciarán Ahern (Dublin South West, Labour)
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253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct Meath County Council to introduce road safety measures at a location (details supplied) which has seen four road accidents in the past twelve months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33796/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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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 initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is a matter for the local authority.

My Department provides grant assistance to local authorities under the Regional and Local Road Grant Programme for a number of targeted programmes, including the Safety Improvement Programme. Applications are sought each year from local authorities under this programme for consideration for funding in the subsequent year.

As Meath County Council is responsible for maintaining and improving its regional and local roads, it is the Council's responsibility to determine its priorities and work programme while taking account of the funding provided from grant allocations and from the Council's own resources. As such, it is a matter for Meath County Council to submit such an application for consideration for funding.