Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 July 2006
737 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding allocated to the low cost safety improvement works scheme of grants for non-national roads for each year from 2000 to date in 2006; the number of locations which benefitted from this funding in each of the stated years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27352/06]
View answerThe Low Cost Safety Improvement Works scheme of grants for non-national roads was introduced by my Department in 2000 as an extension of the scheme operated on national roads under the auspices of the National Roads Authority (NRA). The NRA assesses applications for grant assistance under the non-national roads scheme on behalf of my Department. The criteria for grant approval are based on accident data, inspection of sites, locations showing demonstrable hazard and discussions between the local authority and the NRA.
The following table gives details of grant payments from 2000 to 2005, and allocations for 2006, to local authorities under the scheme and details of the number of projects in receipt of funding:
|
Year |
Grant Payments |
Number of schemes which received funding |
|
2000 |
666,243 |
55 |
|
2001 |
1,971,621 |
135 |
|
2002 |
2,276,550 |
146 |
|
2003 |
2,335,640 |
157 |
|
2004 |
2,480,011 |
168 |
|
2005 |
2,703,900 |
197 |
|
2006 (Allocation) |
3,560,399 |
199 (Estimated) |
