asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the complaints of residents in Abbey Road, Monkstown, County Dublin, regarding the non-maintenance of this road; and if he will indicate where responsibility lies for the upkeep of this road.

I have had no representations regarding the condition of this road.

The Dublin County Council/Dún Laoghaire Corporation boundary runs along this road and accordingly each authority is statutorily responsible for the maintenance of that section of the road in its administrative area. I am informed, however, that Dún Laoghaire Corporation under an informal agreement with the county council undertake the maintenance of the complete road on a reciprocal basis.