Vol. 459 No. 1
82 Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment whether the allocation of funding between national primary and national secondary roads is in line with the policy of the National Roads Authority as made known to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17950/95]
The Operational Programme for Transport sets out the overall strategy and financial plans for investment in national primary and national secondary roads in the years 1994-99 and the total amounts to be spent over the plan period on each category. The annual grants to the National Roads Authority are determined within this framework.
83 Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment the number of miles of national primary, national secondary, county and regional roads in the country; and the funding provided for each type of road annually over the last five years. [17951/95]
The most up-to-date estimates of road mileages are: national primary roads, 1,698; national secondary roads, 1,674; regional roads, 7,146; county and urban roads, 49,026.
A revised inventory which will provide definitive figures on the length of public roads is at an advanced stage of preparation.
State road grant payments for the years 1991-1995
|
National Primary |
National Secondary |
Non-National† |
||||
|
Improvement |
Maintenance |
Improvement |
Maintenance |
Improvement |
Maintenance |
|
|
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
|
|
1991 |
127,063 |
11,720 |
12,344 |
8,980 |
67,000 |
12,300 |
|
1992 |
152,943 |
11,789 |
12,711 |
8,911 |
67,000 |
12,300 |
|
1993 |
224,285 |
11,805 |
16,265 |
8,895 |
63,000 |
12,300 |
|
1994 |
158,126 |
11,996 |
14,250 |
9,204 |
73,700 |
33,300 |
|
1995* |
173,800 |
13,690 |
16,200 |
9,310 |
94,598 |
28,350 |
