Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 February 2015
538. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding can be sourced to provide traffic lights at a junction (details supplied) in Dublin 11 within the current budget for 2015 as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6930/15]
View answerThe improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. The selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local authority.
Arising from the introduction of the Local Property Tax and the Government commitment that local authorities will retain 80% of the tax revenues from 2015, the Department for Environment, Community and Local Government issued a Circular to five Councils (including Fingal County Council) in October 2014. The Circular informed the Councils that in view of the fact that they would be in a surplus position as a result of local retention of the Local Property Tax they would be required to self-fund some services, including roads.
It is, therefore, a matter for Fingal Council to decide on spending on roads within its area of responsibility.
