Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 February 2018
556. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation for road maintenance and repair to Cork City and County Councils in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6697/18]
View answerThe improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the relevant County or City 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 Council.
As regards State grants for regional and local roads in 2018, Cork County Council has been given a total allocation of €44,092,735 and Cork City Council has been given a total allocation of €4,125,500. Details of the grant allocations are included in the Regional and Local Road Grant Allocation booklet which is available in the Oireachtas library.
In addition ring-fenced funding of €10 million is being provided for the Community Involvement Scheme this year and local authorities will be able to apply for funding under that heading.
It will be a matter for each local authority to assess its priorities and draw up a roadworks programme for the year based on the State grant funding and own resources available to it.
