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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 7 May 2003

Vol. 566 No. 1

Written Answers. - Road Safety.

Denis Naughten

Question:

695 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the current status of the Mapinfo GIS system for plotting of accident locations on non-national roads; when the current results will be published; the funding provided in each of the past five years, 2002 inclusive, to each local authority to implement low-cost accident counter measures based on these results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12338/03]

The Mapinfo GIS system was developed by the Local Government Computer Services Board to assist the management of the public road network by local authorities, including the management of road accident data. Mapinfo is now fully operational in 31 of the 34 county and city councils. The remaining three local authorities have computer-based data systems in place which perform similar functions.

Funding was provided for the first time in 2000 for local authorities to carry out low cost safety improvement works on non-national roads and details of payments/allocations to local authorities under the low cost safety improvement grant scheme from 2000 to date are set out in the following table:

Non-National Roads – Low Cost Safety Improvement Works

County Council

2000 Payment

2001 Payment

2002 Payment

2003 Allocation

Carlow

28,732

39,600

28,200

Cavan

25,395

81,263

107,000

97,000

Clare

34,283

34,918

44,450

82,200

Cork

102,279

189,276

78,683

Donegal

25,395

122,530

123,527

143,000

Dún Laoghaire Rathdown

15,685

47,795

45,000

Fingal

29,076

Galway

69,200

Kerry

30,220

34,650

125,100

111,000

Kildare

42,873

96,933

66,721

90,000

Kilkenny

16,437

23,951

64,597

84,000

Laois

27,934

41,176

60,500

66,000

Leitrim

60,826

148,300

102,000

80,000

Limerick

71,311

66,026

40,000

118,000

Longford

15,972

13,184

103,222

88,080

Louth

41,901

78,821

100,000

Mayo

38,092

118,086

133,350

94,000

Meath

50,155

94,342

37,591

60,000

Monaghan

34,664

113,007

134,446

138,000

North Tippperary

12,431

22,000

Offaly

86,948

58,000

48,000

Roscommon

40,632

81,263

48,000

82,000

Sligo

97,064

25,000

68,000

South Dublin

30,823

57,177

91,904

South Tipperary

3,789

87,721

98,428

69,253

Waterford

33,394

35,172

46,203

60,000

Westmeath

57,189

98,142

80,000

Wexford

51,424

86,977

88,500

96,750

Wicklow

39,997

79,714

28,600

63,250

Total

642,793

1,832,265

2,075,122

2,253,520

City/Borough Council

2000 Payment

2001 Payment

2002 Payment

2003 Allocation

Cork City Council

6,349

49,260

45,000

Dublin City Council

65,498

Galway City Council

1,492

22,000

Limerick City Council

1,867

71,839

55,000

Waterford City Council

42,000

Drogheda Borough Council

26,670

26,500

Sligo Borough Council

21,586

59,678

60,000

125,000

Total

23,453

139,358

201,428

315,500

Overall Totals

666,246

1,971,623

2,276,550

2,569,020

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