asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of each of the Twenty-Six Counties, (a) the mileage of main and county roads, (b) the mileage dust-free in each class, and (c) the mileage so improved in each class, in each of the years ended 31st March, 1954, 1955 and 1956.
Written Answers. - Main and County Road Mileage.
Following is the information:—
Statement showing as at 31st March (a) the mileage of main and county roads under the control of county councils, (b) the mileage of dust-free roads in each class, and (c) the mileage made dust-free in each class during the year ended on that date.
1954
|
County Councils |
Total Mileage |
Dust Free Mileage |
Mileage made dust free |
|||
|
Main Roads |
County Roads |
Main Roads |
County Roads |
Main Roads |
County Roads |
|
|
Carlow |
136.00 |
511.66 |
136.00 |
106.16 |
.25 |
24.91 |
|
Cavan |
328.80 |
1,214.70 |
300.50 |
95.60 |
19.70 |
29.90 |
|
Clare |
494.00 |
1,776.75 |
310.34 |
115.70 |
19.56 |
27.47 |
|
Cork |
1,057.50 |
5,913.30 |
913.74 |
710.98 |
24.74 |
79.98 |
|
Donegal |
597.40 |
3,178.89 |
542.27 |
345.35 |
5.02 |
24.07 |
|
Dublin |
255.59 |
491.63 |
255.59 |
477.63 |
— |
— |
|
Galway |
736.77 |
2,301.04 |
691.02 |
291.57 |
15.71 |
68.80 |
|
Kerry |
457.21 |
2,087.98 |
394.11 |
220.16 |
16.12 |
50.40 |
|
Kildare |
291.96 |
859.24 |
291.96 |
436.05 |
— |
38.40 |
|
Kilkenny |
309.96 |
1,349.54 |
309.96 |
672.49 |
1.00 |
44.30 |
|
Laoighis |
252.00 |
1,008.00 |
251.50 |
153.40 |
5.00 |
36.35 |
|
Leitrim |
205.00 |
985.00 |
175.19 |
73.29 |
18.69 |
17.96 |
|
Limerick |
374.48 |
1,570.45 |
369.26 |
408.31 |
2.42 |
36.70 |
|
Longford |
157.12 |
665.00 |
141.12 |
83.75 |
7.00 |
20.00 |
|
Louth |
139.38 |
511.59 |
139.38 |
359.28 |
— |
.04 |
|
Mayo |
559.00 |
2,348.00 |
503.00 |
295.00 |
6.00 |
37.00 |
|
Meath |
418.00 |
1,258.00 |
418.00 |
809.00 |
5.00 |
49.00 |
|
Monaghan |
261.02 |
1,219.00 |
254.54 |
161.57 |
4.37 |
30.67 |
|
Offaly |
275.04 |
764.02 |
255.14 |
138.93 |
2.20 |
27.13 |
|
Roscommon |
357.00 |
1,541.00 |
285.00 |
122.00 |
10.50 |
26.00 |
|
Sligo |
210.00 |
967.20 |
201.40 |
120.05 |
13.40 |
21.35 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
309.53 |
1,060.22 |
309.53 |
146.40 |
11.86 |
70.63 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
342.92 |
1,194.60 |
342.92 |
352.45 |
7.80 |
— |
|
Waterford |
259.60 |
1,209.23 |
259.60 |
251.64 |
.09 |
21.95 |
|
Westmeath |
260.50 |
821.60 |
248.50 |
82.30 |
4.00 |
9.50 |
|
Wexford |
333.80 |
1,658.64 |
268.66 |
156.59 |
11.50 |
37.13 |
|
Wicklow |
259.89 |
891.79 |
255.39 |
264.65 |
5.61 |
61.53 |
|
TOTALS |
9,639.48 |
39,358.07 |
8,823.62 |
7,450.30 |
217.54 |
891.17 |
1955
|
County Councils |
Total Mileage |
Dust Free Mileage |
Mileage made dust free |
|||
|
Main Roads |
County Roads |
Main Roads |
County Roads |
Main Roads |
County Roads |
|
|
Carlow |
136.00 |
511.66 |
136.00 |
119.66 |
— |
13.50 |
|
Cavan |
328.80 |
1,217.74 |
307.81 |
131.60 |
7.31 |
36.00 |
|
Clare |
494.00 |
1,776.75 |
325.90 |
126.50 |
15.56 |
10.80 |
|
Cork |
1,057.82 |
5,923.04 |
940.09 |
802.57 |
26.35 |
91.59 |
|
Donegal |
597.40 |
3,178.89 |
544.78 |
402.78 |
2.51 |
57.43 |
|
Dublin |
255.14 |
493.13 |
255.14 |
480.13 |
— |
2.50 |
|
Galway |
736.77 |
2,305.56 |
695.22 |
326.72 |
4.20 |
35.15 |
|
Kerry |
457.21 |
2,092.52 |
404.33 |
264.35 |
10.22 |
44.19 |
|
Kildare |
291.96 |
859.24 |
291.96 |
460.56 |
— |
24.51 |
|
Kilkenny |
309.96 |
1,351.57 |
309.96 |
724.60 |
— |
52.11 |
|
Laoighis |
258.00 |
1,002.00 |
258.00 |
168.90 |
6.50 |
15.50 |
|
Leitrim |
205.00 |
985.00 |
175.19 |
73.29 |
— |
— |
|
Limerick |
381.83 |
1,576.05 |
376.61 |
444.90 |
7.35 |
36.59 |
|
Longford |
157.12 |
667.50 |
146.12 |
101.25 |
5.00 |
17.50 |
|
Louth |
139.38 |
512.87 |
139.38 |
365.22 |
— |
5.94 |
|
Mayo |
559.00 |
2,348.00 |
512.00 |
350.00 |
9.00 |
55.00 |
|
Meath |
418.00 |
1,258.00 |
418.00 |
863.00 |
— |
54.00 |
|
Monaghan |
257.10 |
1,219.00 |
253.09 |
175.10 |
— |
13.53 |
|
Offaly |
275.04 |
764.02 |
258.84 |
170.13 |
3.70 |
31.20 |
|
Roscommon |
357.00 |
1,589.00 |
295.00 |
150.00 |
10.00 |
28.00 |
|
Sligo |
210.00 |
1,025.20 |
209.60 |
142.60 |
8.20 |
22.55 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
309.53 |
1,061.07 |
309.53 |
181.63 |
— |
35.23 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
343.00 |
1,199.90 |
343.00 |
406.25 |
.08 |
53.80 |
|
Waterford |
259.60 |
1,209.23 |
259.60 |
284.44 |
— |
32.80 |
|
Westmeath |
260.50 |
821.60 |
252.10 |
95.40 |
3.60 |
13.10 |
|
Wexford |
333.80 |
1,661.04 |
281.89 |
200.05 |
13.23 |
43.46 |
|
Wicklow |
259.89 |
891.79 |
255.39 |
264.65 |
— |
— |
|
TOTALS |
9,648.85 |
39,501.37 |
8,954.53 |
8,276.28 |
132.81 |
825.98 |
NOTES:—1. Figures for 31st March 1956 are not yet available.
2. The above figures are based on returns furnished by the county councils. It will be noted that "nil" returns are shown in the last column in some cases; in fact, considerable work on county road improvement was undertaken in the counties concerned in the years in question.