Thomas Byrne
Question:553. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the procedures and rules for erecting village welcome signs in a village. [47716/18]
View answerTuesday, 20 November 2018
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I note that the question does not refer to either National or Regional/Local roads. The Traffic Signs Manual published by my Department, provides details of the traffic signs which may be used on roads in Ireland, including their layout and symbols, the circumstances in which each sign may be used and rules for positioning them. The procedures and rules however vary from National roads to Regional and Local roads.
For National roads, construction, improvement and maintenance is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) under the Roads Act, 1993 in conjunction with the local authority concerned. More specifically, TII has responsibility for the provision of signage under Section 19 of the Act. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to TII for direct reply in that regard. Please advise my private office if you don't receive a reply within 10 working days.
For Regional and Local roads, construction, improvement and maintenance (including signage) 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 a local authority's own resources, supplemented by State road grants. The selection and prioritisation of such works in is also a matter for each local authority. The question regarding signage on regional/local roads should, therefore, be taken up directly by the Deputy with the relevant local authority.
A referred reply was forwarded to the Deputy under Standing Order 42A