Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 February 2021
79. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the projects applied for by each of the four Dublin local authorities under the regional and local roads allocations for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10379/21]
View answerThe improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads (RLR) 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 Council's own resources supplemented by State road grants, where applicable.
Arising from the arrangements in place in relation to Local Property Tax receipts, the four Dublin Councils became self funding for regional and local roads under the main road grant categories from 2015. While it is possible to seek grant support under the Department’s regional and local road grant programme for strategic projects, this is dependent on competing projects, the available budget and the outcome of the project appraisal process required under the Public Spending Code. No applications for strategic grant allocations in 2021 were received from the Dublin Councils.
As regards other regional and local road grants, the Dublin Councils continue to receive a Training Grant to assist in the provision of training for staff engaged in maintenance and improvement of regional and local roads, and a PSCI (Pavement Surface Condition Index) Survey Support grant to assist all local authorities in meeting the pavement survey standards specified by the Department.
