Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 February 2023
219. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport if he intends providing dedicated funding to deal with the issue of recurring tidal flooding on county roads in coastal areas near the sea where rising seas have increased the incidence of flooding, particularly in view of the number of communities affected by this issue; the relatively low cost of sorting this issue out once and for all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5451/23]
View answerThe improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of the relevant 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.
As regards the funding that is available for regional and local roads where tidal flooding occurs, local authorities may carry out repairs from the regional and local road general maintenance and renewal grant programmes available to them and from their own resources. In this context, it is a matter for each Council to determine and prioritise its work programme.
In addition, Councils can apply for grant assistance under the Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Works grant (for schemes with a cost estimate of up to €200,000) or under the Specific Improvement Grant (for schemes with a cost estimate greater than €200,000 and less than €5m).
