The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in Monaghan is the statutory responsibility of Monaghan County Council, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local authority.
As part of the response to the storms and flooding the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government has sought submissions from local authorities setting out both the estimated short term costs and the costs related to damage to infrastructure, including transport. This is to ensure that a comprehensive picture of the full cost of the recent flood events across all sectors including the road network (national and regional and local) is garnered both by the Department of the Environment and my own Department. So far, 25 of the 28 local authorities have reported on their estimated infrastructure damage costs and my Department is in the process of reviewing the estimates received so far.
Once a full assessment can be made based on information from local authorities which could take some time, my officials will engage with local authority officials with a view to addressing critical repair work and examining the scope for remedial works on particular roads.
