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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 15 May 1984

Vol. 350 No. 4

Written Answers. - Road Grants.

548.

asked the Minister for the Environment if he will list the various road grants allocated under each category in 1984, to the various road authorities in Ireland.

Table 1 shows the amounts of road grants allocated to road authorities for 1984. In addition £678,500 has been reserved for (a) the provision of specialist equipment to deal with conditions of snow and ice clearance, (b) the installation of weighbridges and (c) traffic counters.

Tables 2 and 3 contain a detailed breakdown of new commitments, totalling £126.47 million, which have been made this year. These figures exclude commitments carried forward from 1983.

Table 1.

Road Authority

Grant Allocations 1984

£000's

County Councils

Carlow

1,728

Cavan

1,827

Clare

2,708

Cork

10,757.5

Donegal

5,337

Dublin

18,850

Galway

4,191

Kerry

4,602.5

Kildare

4,188

Kilkenny

3,976.5

Laoighis

2,129

Leitrim

1,541

Limerick

3,349.5

Longford

1,516

Louth

1,873

Mayo

3,928

Meath

2,720.5

Monaghan

2,654

Offaly

1,760

Roscommon

2,556

Sligo

1,868

Tipperary, N.R.

1,807

Tipperary, S.R.

2,322

Waterford

1,982

Westmeath

4,443

Wexford

3,691

Wicklow

2,557.5

Total County Councils

100,863

Road Authority

Grant Allocations 1984

£000's

Major Urban Areas

Dublin Corporation

6,194

Cork Corporation

8,408

Limerick Corporation

1,536

Waterford Corporation

3,788

Dún Laoghaire Corporation

386

Galway Corporation

2,098

Drogheda Corporation

1,215

Dundalk U.D.C.

782

Total Major Urbans

24,407

Road Authority

Grant Allocations 1984

£000's

Urban District Councils

Arklow

15

Athlone

30

Athy

8

Ballina

22.5

Ballinasloe

8

Birr

6

Bray

90

Buncrana

9

Bundoran

12

Carlow

12

Carrickmacross

8.5

Carrick-on-Suir

15

Cashel

16

Castlebar

25

Castleblaney

2.5

Cavan

27

Ceannanus Mór

1.5

Clonakilty

19

Clones

7.5

Clonmel

19

Cobh

25

Dungarvan

15

Ennis

15

Enniscorthy

15

Fermoy

11

Kilkenny

75

Killarney

58

Kilrush

6

Kinsale

14

Letterkenny

15

Listowel

44

Longford

32

Macroom

24

Mallow

18

Midleton

50

Monaghan

24

Naas

24

Navan

6.5

Nenagh

11

New Ross

6

Skibbereen

13

Sligo

90

Templemore

7

Thurles

20

Tipperary

4

Tralee

60

Trim

2.5

Tullamore

59

Westport

45

Wexford

20

Wicklow

24

Youghal

15

Total Minor Urbans

1,201.5

Grant Total

126,471.5

Table 2.

Road Commitments 1984.

Road Authority

Block incl. FEOGA

National Primary Improvement

National Secondary Improvement

Specials incl. Non-National Bridges

National Primary Maintenance

National Secondary Maintenance

Special Maintenance

Total 1984

County Councils

£000's

£000's

£000's

£000's

£000's

£000's

£000's

£000's

Carlow

131

1,110

170

50

60

155

50

1,726

Cavan

625

500

250

180

225

85

1,865

Clare

769

820

450

150

210

445

2,844

Cork

1,214

6,670

795

1,203.5

705

655

11,242.5

Donegal

1,256

2,020

1,006

400

450

440

40

5,612

Dublin

786

12,361

1,320

4,900

500

85

19,952

Galway

812

930

753

385

475

685

4,040

Kerry

667

1,850

570

383.5

285

665

4,420.5

Kildare

302

3,000

450

480

85

4,317

Kilkenny

260

2,728

202

391.5

395

155

50

4,181.5

Laoighis

258

725

455

100

295

190

2,023

Leitrim

471

550

210

200

50

1,481

Limerick

368

1,350

600

403.5

445

145

3,311.5

Longford

229

480

300

100

165

135

1,409

Louth

151

1,040

120

107

225

122

50

1,815

Mayo

916

1,700

200

120

300

735

3,917

Meath

356

1,430

130

303.5

415

200

2,834.5

Monaghan

414

1,465

125

100

230

73

2,407

Offaly

219

50

695

350

57

335

1,706

Roscommon

496

285

715

281

370

370

2,517

Sligo

404

585

90

190

330

125

50

1,774

Tipperary, N.R.

259

350

260

150

210

265

1,494

Tipperary, S.R.

400

1,200

286

435

110

2,431

Waterford

347

1,090

280

275

100

2,092

Westmeath

247

3,200

100

180

355

230

4,312

Wexford

404

2,156

744

385

170

3,859

Wicklow

328

1,577

113

258.5

285

100

2,661.5

Total County Councils

13,089

51,222

10,443

11,633

8,762

6,860

290

102,299

Major Urbans

Dublin Corporation

2,478

1,400

1,455

400

5,733

Cork Corporation

470

366

7,100

125

160

8,221

Limerick Corporation

113

25

1,225

91

171

1,625

Waterford Corporation

113

3,250

150

58

150

3,721

Dún Laoghaire Corporation

145

200

2

50

397

Galway Corporation

79

1,850

67

50

2,046

Drogheda Corporation

70

750

50

150

1,020

Dundalk U.D.C.

75

40

25

200

67

50

457

Total Major Urbans

3,543

7,681

25

10,330

860

781

23,220

Total County Councils

13,089

51,222

10,443

11,633

8,762

6,860

290

102,299

Total Minor Urbans

442

509

951

Grand Total

17,074

58,903

10,468

22,472

9,622

6,860

1,071

126,470

Table 3.

Road Commitments 1984.

Urban District Council

Block Grants

Special Grants

£

£

Arklow

10,200

10,000

Athlone

12,500

5,000

Athy

5,400

Ballina

11,400

Ballinasloe

9,600

Birr

6,700

Bray

15,700

70,000

Buncrana

12,200

Bundoran

7,500

Carlow

7,500

Carrickmacross

3,200

5,000

Carrick-on-Suir

9,600

Cashel

3,200

Castlebar

4,400

25,000

Castleblaney

2,000

Cavan

5,400

5,000

Ceannanus Mór

2,000

Clonakilty

10,200

Clones

3,200

Clonmel

16,500

Cobh

11,400

5,000

Dungarvan

12,500

10,000

Ennis

9,600

Enniscorthy

9,600

Fermoy

4,400

Kilkenny

13,200

70,000

Killarney

9,600

40,000

Kilrush

6,700

Kinsale

7,500

Letterkenny

9,600

Listowel

5,400

20,000

Longford

2,400

20,000

Macroom

13,000

Mallow

9,600

5,000

Midleton

4,400

55,000

Monaghan

3,700

Naas

12,500

Navan

7,200

Nenagh

6,700

New Ross

6,700

Skibbereen

6,700

5,000

Sligo

20,700

25,000

Templemore

5,400

Thurles

6,700

10,000

Tipperary

4,400

Tralee

15,700

Trim

2,000

Tullamore

12,500

65,000

Westport

11,400

40,000

Wexford

13,200

Wicklow

9,600

19,000

Youghal

9,600

Grand Total

442,000

509,000

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