Vol. 529 No. 1
864 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he has received a request from Wicklow County Council for additional funding for road repair to deal with damage caused by the recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2488/01]
I have not received an application from Wicklow County Council in this matter.
Wicklow County Council was allocated non-national road grants of £6.39 million in 2000, an increase of 22% and 80% on the grant allocations for 1999 and 1997 respectively. In principle, the very considerable funds available to local authorities for non-national roads maintenance and improvement are designed to cover contingencies arising from flooding, storm damage and other severe weather conditions. My Department's memorandum on grants for non-national roads provides that the cost of remedial works necessitated by such conditions must be met from these resources and that local authorities should set aside contingency sums to finance these works.
