Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 July 2008
270 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if he has provided funding to Cork County Council under the local tertiary road restoration grant scheme in 2008; the amount made available in 2007 and in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28946/08]
View answerThe improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in its area is a matter for each individual road authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants.
Specific grants for the improvement and maintenance of tertiary county roads were not allocated to local authorities in 2007 or 2008. Works on such roads may, at the discretion of the local authority, be funded on foot of discretionary grants or under the pavement restoration programme.
The grants paid to Cork County Council in 2007 and allocated in 2008 under those grant categories are set out in the following table.
|
Grant Category |
2007 Payment |
2008 Allocation |
|
€ million |
€ million |
|
|
Restoration Improvement |
29.500 |
29.500 |
|
Restoration Maintenance |
10.533 |
11.054 |
|
Discretionary Improvement |
3.095 |
3.249 |
|
Discretionary Maintenance |
3.844 |
3.844 |
