The government have allocated a grant of €14 million to 26 local authorities for 273 climate change adaptation measures.

A €33m grant has also been awarded to 22 local authorities for 531 active travel projects.

Minister for Climate Action, Communication Networks, Transport, Eamon Ryan TD and Minister of State, Hildegarde Naughton TD announced the grant allocations for Active Travel and Climate Change Adaptation measures under the Government's July Jobs Stimulus Plan. This is part of the overall €115 million package for sustainable transport and the renewal of our transport infrastructure.

Grant applications for climate change adaptation measures were sought from local authorities funded under the Department's regional and local road maintenance and renewal grant programme. The projects approved for funding include 150 schemes aimed at alleviating flooding to roads and property, 37 involving works to improve embankment stability to prevent slippage, 41 relating to essential road repairs associated with severe weather and 45 to bridge strengthening and repairs.

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These projects include:

• Replacement and repair of the sea wall in Rathmullan Co.Donegal

• Preventative drainage works on roads across the country, as well as altering the level of roads to mitigate flooding and reduce road closure frequencies

• Install drainage network & upgrade to sections of the road in Rathangan, Co. Kildare, to deal with extreme flooding situations

• Preventative and repair measures to the R489 road network Ballincor, Co. Tipperary.

Following consideration of applications received from local authorities, grants totalling €33 million are now being allocated to 22 local authorities for 531 active travel projects. These projects, which will be implemented this year, include 263 related to the construction and improvement of footpaths, 75 involving cycleway works and 193 associated with improving accessibility.

Among the projects to be funded are:

• Provision of new cycle lanes and footpaths in the immediate area of Carlow IT.

• Design of an interconnected network of cycleway in Killarney town and the creation of a new cycleway connecting Muckross Road to Ross road.

• Installation of new footpaths in Oranmore, Athenry, Gort, Tuam, Headford, Co. Galway.

• Creation of 'slow zones' in Letterkenny, Co.Donegal.

• Reconstruction and renewal of defective footpaths in Dungarvan town, Co.Waterford.

• Improvement of crossing facilities in towns and villages across the country including raised surfaces, zebra crossings and signalised crossings.

This is in addition to the €55 million in grants recently announced by the National Transport Authority (NTA) for local authorities in the Greater Dublin Area and the four regional cities.