Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 March 2015
159. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form figures for the net capital stock for national and non-national roads for 2013 and 2014 on a county by county basis. [10684/15]
View answerAs Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads, is a matter for the National Roads Authority under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. In addition, the asset value of the national road stock is a matter for the NRA. Noting this I have referred the Deputy's question to the NRA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you don't receive a reply within 10 working days.
Regarding regional and local roads, the improvement and maintenance of such roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The asset value of regional and local roads is a matter for the local authority concerned and I have no function in the matter.
