Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 September 2011
171 Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average cost per sq. m incurred by each local authority outside of Dublin of road resurfacing for regional roads in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26525/11]
View answer172 Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average cost per sq. m incurred by each local authority outside of Dublin of road resurfacing for local roads in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26526/11]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 171 and 172 together.
The average resurfacing costs for regional and local roads under the Restoration Maintenance Programme in 2010 for each County Council outside of Dublin is outlined in the table:
|
Regional Roads |
Local roads |
|
|
2010 |
2010 |
|
|
County Council |
SD €/sq m |
SD €/sq m |
|
Carlow |
€5.15 |
€4.63 |
|
Cavan |
€3.83 |
€2.72 |
|
Clare |
€3.78 |
€4.02 |
|
Cork |
€4.93 |
€4.16 |
|
Donegal |
€6.63 |
€5.28 |
|
Galway |
€6.43 |
€5.43 |
|
Kerry |
€8.55 |
€9.11 |
|
Kildare* |
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|
Kerry |
€4.44 |
€3.43 |
|
Laois |
€5.59 |
€4.98 |
|
Leitrim |
€4.76 |
€4.64 |
|
Limerick |
€3.88 |
€3.53 |
|
Longford |
€6.87 |
€4.17 |
|
Louth |
€4.38 |
€3.38 |
|
Mayo |
€5.26 |
€3.72 |
|
Meath |
€5.17 |
€5.64 |
|
Monaghan |
€4.16 |
€3.55 |
|
North Tipperary |
€4.27 |
€3.92 |
|
Offaly |
€4.92 |
€3.89 |
|
Roscommon |
€5.09 |
€4.56 |
|
Sligo |
€10.87 |
€11.53 |
|
South Tipperary |
€7.06 |
€9.06 |
|
Waterford |
€4.42 |
€4.42 |
|
Westmeath |
€6.92 |
€4.41 |
|
Wexford |
€4.00 |
€3.52 |
|
Wicklow |
€4.58 |
€4.18 |
*No information available
There are a number of reasons why the cost of surface dressing work can vary from county to county including, the condition of the road pavement, traffic levels, traffic management requirements and the additional works associated with urban areas. In general, rural roads that are amenable to surface dressing work predominate in the areas outside Dublin but these counties still have some roads that pass through urban areas and which require a more expensive surface treatment.
