Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 June 2021
80. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the details of projects of road maintenance and upgrade expenditure in County Cork in each of the years of 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [29889/21]
View answerThe improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads 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 Councils' 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 road maintenance and upgrade expenditure in respect of regional and local roads in each of the years 2016 to 2020, details of the regional and local road grant allocations and payments to local authorities are outlined in the regional and local road allocations and payments booklets which are available in the Oireachtas Library. To date in 2021, Cork County Council has drawndown €4,533,348.
As Minister for Transport I have responsibility for overall policy and securing exchequer funding in relation to the National Roads Programme. Under the Roads Acts 1993-2015 and in line with the National Development Plan (NDP), the planning, design and construction of individual national roads is a matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. This is also subject to the Public Spending Code Guidelines and the necessary statutory approvals. I have, therefore referred the Deputy's Question on road maintenance and upgrade expenditure in respect of national roads to TII for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.
