Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
222. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review correspondence from Monaghan County Council (details supplied) concerning the state of roads in the county; if he is willing to meet a delegation from Monaghan County Council on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40096/22]
View answerThe improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority and Exchequer funding is intended to supplement local authorities’ own resources.
The 2022 regional and local road grants were notified to local authorities on the 15th February and Monaghan County Council has been allocated a total of €15,868,600 million which compares to an allocation of €7,684,950 million in 2017.
The Department's grant funding for the maintenance of regional and local roads is allocated to local authorities on a pro-rata basis, determined mainly by the length of the regional and local road network in the county. Decisions regarding allocations to individual Municipal Districts are a matter for each local authority, taking into account the funding available to it from local and State sources as well as its particular priorities.
With regards to a meeting, I have asked Department officials to engage with Monaghan County Council on the matter.
