Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 January 2025
306. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the annual allocation of capital and current spend and the annual drawdown of capital and current spend by each local authority for each of the years from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form. [2085/25]
View answerThere are four main programmes supported by my Department which provide funding to local authorities -
• Active Travel: my Department funds the National Transport Authority (NTA) which in turn allocates funding to individual local authorities. Details of those allocations are published by the NTA: www.nationaltransport.ie/planning-and-investment/transport-investment/active-travel-investment-programme/active-travel-publications/.
• Greenways: my Department funds Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) which in turn allocates funding to individual local authorities. Details of those allocations are published by TII: www.tii.ie/en/news/press-releases/.
• National Roads: my Department funds Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) which in turn allocates funding to individual local authorities. Details of those allocations are published by TII: www.tii.ie/en/news/press-releases/.
• Regional & Local Roads: my Department funds local authorities directly in relation to the regional and local roads programme and a detailed breakdown of funding for each local authority per grant type (of which there are currently 17 types) per year (including outturn) is outlined in the regional and local road allocations and payments booklets which are available on the Oireachtas Digital Library.
I have also forwarded this question to both NTA (active travel) and TII (greenways and national roads) for further detailed reply. Please contact my Office if you do not receive such a reply within ten working days.
