Imelda Munster
Question:1851. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocation for local and regional roads for 2017, 2018 and 2019. [27474/17]
View answerTuesday, 20 June 2017
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The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from the local authority'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.
Details of the regional and local road grant allocations to local authorities for 2017 are outlined in the regional and local road grant allocation booklet which is available in the Dáil Library.
While the Capital Plan 2016-2021 sets outs overall capital commitments in relation to roads and current expenditure allocations are governed by the Current Expenditure Ceiling for my Department, the specific current and capital allocations for the years 2018 and 2019 will be decided as part of the annual Estimates process and will take into account the outcome of the Capital and Current Expenditure Reviews underway at present.