Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 July 2013
578. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide for anti-speeding measures with particular reference to roads identified by groups in the national slow down day speed surveys (details supplied), as they are proven to reduce risk and save lives. [33478/13]
View answerThe improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads, in its area, is a statutory function of each road authority in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Roads Act, 1993. Works on such roads are a matter for the relevant local authority to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the relevant councils. It is open to Galway County Council to fund these works from its Discretionary Grant or alternatively prioritise these works and submit them among their applications for funding in 2014 under the Low Cost Safety Improvement Grants Scheme when applications are sought in due course. It is also important to reiterate that the role of Exchequer grants for regional and local roads is to supplement Councils like Galway County Council in their spending in this area and the Council may fund traffic calming works from its own resources.
